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Never , ore or since , was the low vice of avarice united to such transcendant talents as in the case of Marlborough ; and it is to be regretted , that Pope did not anatomise his character in the style of Atticus or Atossa .
Never , ore or since , was the low vice of avarice united to such transcendant talents as in the case of Marlborough ; and it is to be regretted , that Pope did not anatomise his character in the style of Atticus or Atossa .
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... and the critic adds - " No comic nor satiric writer has ever carried his descriptions of avarice or gluttony so far as what has happened in real life . Other vices have been exaggerated ; these two never have been .
... and the critic adds - " No comic nor satiric writer has ever carried his descriptions of avarice or gluttony so far as what has happened in real life . Other vices have been exaggerated ; these two never have been .
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... at different times with both the great political parties ; but he never shared in the passions of either . Like most men of cautious tempers and prosperous fortunes , he had a strong disposition to support whatever existed .
... at different times with both the great political parties ; but he never shared in the passions of either . Like most men of cautious tempers and prosperous fortunes , he had a strong disposition to support whatever existed .
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Or her , that owns her faults , but never mends , Because she's honest , and the best of friends . Or her , whose life the church and scandal share , For ever in a passion , or a prayer . Or her , who laughs at hell , but ( like her ...
Or her , that owns her faults , but never mends , Because she's honest , and the best of friends . Or her , whose life the church and scandal share , For ever in a passion , or a prayer . Or her , who laughs at hell , but ( like her ...
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She speaks , behaves , and acts , just as she ought , But never , never , reached one generous thought . Virtue she finds too painful an endeavour , Content to dwell in decencies for ever . So very reasonable , so unmoved , As never yet ...
She speaks , behaves , and acts , just as she ought , But never , never , reached one generous thought . Virtue she finds too painful an endeavour , Content to dwell in decencies for ever . So very reasonable , so unmoved , As never yet ...
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| Title | The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 4 The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Robert Carruthers |
| Author | Alexander Pope |
| Editor | Robert Carruthers |
| Publisher | Ingram, Cooke, 1854 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | Mar 9, 2010 |
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