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Hope springs eternal in the human breast;
Man never is, but always to be blessed.

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An Essay on Man

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Pope, Alexander. "An Essay on Man." London: J. Wilford, 1733, ep. 1, l. 95.

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Pope, Alexander. "An Essay on Man." The Major Works, edited by Pat Rogers. Oxford University Press, 2009, ep. 1, l. 95.

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To err is human, to forgive divine.

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An Essay on Criticism

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Pope, Alexander, [published anonymously]. "An Essay on Criticism." London: W. Lewis, 1711, l. 526.

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Pope, Alexander. "An Essay on Criticism." The Major Works, edited by Pat Rogers. Oxford University Press, 2009, pt. 2, I. 526.

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Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

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An Essay on Criticism

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Pope, Alexander, [published anonymously]. "An Essay on Criticism." London: W. Lewis, 1711, pt. 2, l. 626.

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Pope, Alexander. "An Essay on Criticism." The Major Works, edited by Pat Rogers. Oxford University Press, 2009, pt. 2, I. 626.

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Woman's at best a contradiction still.

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Letters of Alexander Pope

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Pope, Alexander. Letter to M. Blount. 1735, I. 270.

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Pope, Alexander. "An Epistle to a Lady." Alexander Pope: The Major Works, edited by Pat Rogers. Oxford University Press, 2009.

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A little learning is a dangerous thing;
Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring:
There shallow draughts intoxicate the brain,
And drinking largely sobers us again.

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An Essay on Criticism

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Pope, Alexander, [published anonymously]. "An Essay on Criticism." London: W. Lewis, 1711, pt. 2, l. 215-218.

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Pope, Alexander. "An Essay on Criticism." Alexander Pope: The Major Works, edited by Pat Rogers. Oxford University Press, 2009, pt. 2, I. 215-218.

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

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The Rape of the Lock

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Pope, Alexander. The Rape of the Lock. London: Bernard Lintott, 1714, canto 3, l. 21.

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Pope, Alexander. "The Rape of the Lock." Alexander Pope: The Major Works, edited by Pat Rogers. Oxford University Press, 2009, canto 3, I. 21.

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Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed.

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Pope, Alexander. Letter to John Gay. 6 Oct. 1727.

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Pope, Alexander. "To Gay, Twickenham, Oct. 16, 1727." Alexander Pope: Selected Letters, edited by Howard Erksine-Hill. Oxford University Press, 2000, no. 16.

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Happy the man whose wish and care
A few paternal acres bound,
Content to breathe his native air,
In his own ground.

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Pope, Alexander. "Ode on Solitude." 1700?

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Pope, Alexander. "Ode on Solitude." Essay on Man & Other Poems. Dover, 1994.

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He who tells a lie, is not sensible how great a task he undertakes; for he must be forced to invent twenty more to maintain that one.

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Pope, Alexander. "Thoughts on Various Subjects." Swifts's Miscellanies. London, 1727, no. 31.

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Teach me to feel another's wo,
To hide the fault I see:
That mercy I to others show,
That mercy show to me.

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Pope, Alexander. "The Universal Prayer." London: R. Dodsley, 1738, I. 37-40.

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True wit is Nature to advantage dressed,
What oft was thought, but ne'er so well expressed.

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An Essay on Criticism

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Pope, Alexander, [published anonymously]. "An Essay on Criticism." London: W. Lewis, 1711, pt. 2, l. 297-298.

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Pope, Alexander. "An Essay on Criticism." The Major Works, edited by Pat Rogers. Oxford University Press, 2009, pt. 2, I. 297-298.

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For forms of government let fools contest;
Whate'er is best administered is best.

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An Essay on Man

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Pope, Alexander. "An Essay on Man." London: J. Wilford, 1733, ep. 3, I. 303.

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Pope, Alexander. "An Essay on Man." The Major Works, edited by Pat Rogers. Oxford University Press, 2009, ep. 3, l. 303.

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All are but parts of one stupendous whole,
Whose body nature is, and God the soul.

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An Essay on Man

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Pope, Alexander. "An Essay on Man." London: J. Wilford, 1733, ep. 1, I. 267.

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Pope, Alexander. "An Essay on Man." The Major Works, edited by Pat Rogers. Oxford University Press, 2009, ep. 1, l. 267.

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Thus let me live, unseen, unknown;
Thus unlamented let me die;
Steal from the world, and not a stone
Tell where I lie.

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Pope, Alexander. "Ode on Solitude." 1700?

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Pope, Alexander. "Ode on Solitude." Essay on Man & Other Poems. Dover, 1994.

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The ruling passion, be it what it will,
The ruling passion conquers reason still.

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Pope, Alexander. Letter to Bathurst. Of The Use of Riches. 1733, I. 155-156.

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Pope, Alexander. "An Epistle to Bathurst." Selected Poetry, edited by Pat Rogers. Oxford University Press, I. 155-156.

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How often are we to die before we go quite off this stage? In every friend we lose a part of ourselves, and the best part.

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Pope, Alexander and John Arbuthnot. Letter to Jonathan Swift. 5 Dec. 1732.

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I think it was a generous thought, and one that flowed from an exalted mind, that it was not improbable but God might be delighted with the various methods of worshipping him, which divided the whole world.

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Pope, Alexander. Letter to Edward Blount. 10 Feb. 1715-1716.

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Pope, Alexander. "An Epistle to Allen Lord Bathurst." Alexander Pope: The Major Works, edited by Pat Rogers. Oxford University Press, 2009, I. 153-154.

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