“When to mischief mortals bend their will, how soon they find it instruments of ill.”
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Alexander Pope
Alexander Pope, an English poet, was born on May 21, 1688, and died on May 30, 1744. He is renowned for his wit, satire, and elegant poetry, with his most famous works including 'An Essay on Criticism' and 'The Moral Essays'. Pope's works have had a profound impact on literature and philosophy, both in his time and today. more
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Source: 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
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Source: An Essay on Man: In Four Epistles to H. St. John, Lord Bolingbroke. With Notes Illustrative of the Grammatical Construction, Designed as a Text-book for Parsing
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