Many men have been capable of doing a wise thing, more a cunning thing, but very few a generous thing.
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Curst be the verse, how well soe'er it flow, That tends to make one worthy man my foe.Alexander Pope
How loved, how honored once, avails thee not, To whom related, or by whom begot A heap of dust alone remains of thee 'Tis all thou art, and all the proud shall be.
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Each beast, each insect, happy in its own:
Is Heav'n unkind to man, and man alone?
Alexander Pope
Health consists with temperance alone.
Alexander Pope
Ah ne'er so dire a Thirst of Glory boast,
Nor in the Critick let the Man be lost!
Alexander Pope
Now lap-dogs give themselves the rousing shake, And sleepless lovers, just at twelve, awake.
Alexander Pope
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