Pleased to the last, he crops the flowery food, And licks the hand just raised to shed his blood.
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Passions are the gales of life.Alexander Pope
What though no weeping loves thy ashes grace,
Nor polish'd marble emulate thy face?
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The way of the Creative works through change and transformation, so that each thing receives its true nature and destiny and comes into permanent accord with the Great Harmony: this is what furthers and what perseveres.
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Ah ne'er so dire a Thirst of Glory boast,
Nor in the Critick let the Man be lost!
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While man exclaims, 'See all things for my use' 'See man for mine' replies a pamper'd goose.
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How far your Genius, Taste, and Learning go;
Launch not beyond your Depth, but be discreet,
And mark that Point where Sense and Dulness meet.
Alexander Pope
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