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• Histories are more full of examples of the fidelity of dogs than of friends.

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  Loyalty, Dog, Silly

  Alexander Pope (1737). “Letters of Mr. Alexander Pope: And Several of His Friends”, p.53

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• When we are young, we are slavishly employed in procuring something whereby we may live comfortably when we grow old; and when we are old, we perceive it is too late to live as we proposed.

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  Too Late, May, Aging

  Alexander Pope, William Roscoe (1824). “The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: With Notes and Illustrations by Himself and Others. To which are Added, a New Life of the Author, an Estimate of His Poetical Character and Writings, and Occasional Remarks,”, p.307

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• As some to Church repair, not for the doctrine, but the music there.

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  Music, Church, Doctrine

  'An Essay on Criticism' (1711) l. 342

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• Cavil you may, but never criticise.

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  May, Critics, Criticise

  Alexander Pope (1795). “The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: In Eight Volumes, Complete”, p.102

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• The hungry judges soon the sentence sign, and wretches hang that jurymen may dine.

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  Law, Judging, May

  The Rape of the Lock canto 3, l. 21 (1714)

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• Nothing can be more shocking and horrid than one of our kitchens sprinkled with blood, and abounding with the cries of expiring victims or with the limbs of dead animals scattered or hung up here and there.

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  Animal, Blood, Kitchen

  "The Ethics of Diet: A Catena of Authorities Deprecatory of the Practice of Flesh-eating". Book by Howard Williams, p. 132, archive.org. 1883.

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• In this commonplace world every one is said to be romantic who either admires a fine thing or does one.

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  Romance, Doe, World

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• Words are like Leaves; and where they most abound, Much Fruit of Sense beneath is rarely found.

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  Writing, Knowledge, Fruit

  Alexander Pope, Alexander Dyce (1831). “Poetical Works”, p.15

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• What will a child learn sooner than a song?

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  Song, Children

  Alexander Pope (1873). “The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope Edited with Notes and Introductory Memoir by Adolphus William Ward”, p.309

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• Rogues in rags are kept in countenance by rogues in ruffles.

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  Rags, Ruffles, Rogues

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• Lulled in the countless chambers of the brain, our thoughts are linked by many a hidden chain; awake but one, and in, what myriads rise!

  Alexander Pope

  Memories, Brain, Chains

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• Lo, what huge heaps of littleness around!

  Alexander Pope

  Mind Blowing, Huge

  Alexander Pope, William Warburton (1757). “The Works of Alexander Pope Esq”, p.307

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• Who dare to love their country, and be poor.

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  Country, Country Love, Poor

  Alexander Pope (1794). “The works of Alexander Pope, with remarks and illustrations. By G. Wakefield”, p.330

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• These riches are possess'd, but not enjoy'd!

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  Money, Riches, Enjoy

  Alexander Pope (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Alexander Pope (Illustrated)”, p.1155, Delphi Classics

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• Whether the charmer sinner it, or saint it, If folly grow romantic, I must paint it.

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  Saint, Paint, Folly

  Alexander Pope (1854). “The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope: Edited by Robert Carruthers. Illustrated by Portraits and Original Designs. In 4 Volumes”, p.22

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• And seem to walk on wings, and tread in air.

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  Love, Air, Wings

  Alexander Pope (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Alexander Pope (Illustrated)”, p.853, Delphi Classics

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• Is there a parson much bemused in beer, a maudlin poetess, a rhyming peer, a clerk foredoom'd his father's soul to cross, who pens a stanza when he should engross?

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  Father, Beer, Soul

  Alexander Pope (1854). “The Poetical Works”, p.105

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• What Conscience dictates to be done, Or warns me not to do; This teach me more than Hell to shun, That more than Heav'n pursue.

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  Done, Hell, Teach

  Alexander Pope, John Wilson Croker (1871). “The Works: Including Several Hundred Unpublished Letters, and Other New Materials”, p.462

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• Great oaks grow from little acorns. He has a green thumb. He has green fingers. He's sowing his wild oats. Here Ceres' gifts in waving prospect stand, And nodding tempt the joyful reaper's hand.

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  Oats, Hands, Agriculture

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• Fear not the anger of the wise to raise; Those best can bear reproof who merit praise.

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  Wise, Bears, Merit

  Alexander Pope (1847). “The works of Alexander Pope, with notes and illustrations, by himself and others. To which are added, a new life of the author [&c.] by W. Roscoe”, p.369

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• True disputants are like true sportsmen: their whole delight is in the pursuit.

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  Sports, Athlete, Delight

  Alexander Pope, Alexander Chalmers (1807). “A Supplementary Volume to the Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: Containing Pieces of Poetry, Not Inserted in Warburton's and Warton's Editions : and a Collection of Letters, Now First Published”, p.120

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• You purchase pain with all that joy can give and die of nothing but a rage to live.

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  Pain, Giving, Joy

  Alexander Pope, Samuel Johnson (1822). “The poems of Alexander Pope”, p.91

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• The difference is as great between The optics seeing as the objects seen. All manners take a tincture from our own; Or come discolor'd through out passions shown; Or fancy's beam enlarges, multiplies, Contracts, inverts, and gives ten thousand dyes.

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  Passion, Differences, Giving

  Alexander Pope (1846). “An Essay on Man: In Four Epistles to H. St. John (Lord Bolingbroke). To which are Added, The Universal Prayer, An Essay on the Knowledge and Character of Men, and Other Pieces, with Notes”, p.61

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• Unblemish'd let me live or die unknown; Oh, grant an honest fame, or grant me none!

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  Honest, Fame, Let Me

  Alexander Pope (1815). “Poetical works”, p.132

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• Who are next to knaves? Those that converse with them.

  Alexander Pope

  Knaves, Next, Converses

  Alexander Pope, Alexander Chalmers (1807). “A Supplementary Volume to the Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: Containing Pieces of Poetry, Not Inserted in Warburton's and Warton's Editions : and a Collection of Letters, Now First Published”, p.129

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