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

Alexander Pope

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Topic

Reason and emotion

Author

Alexander Pope

Source

Letters of Alexander Pope

Medium

Letter

Language

English

Time

1733 1730s 18th century

Era

Age of Enlightenment

Occupation

Poet Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Original Citation

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

Current Citation

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

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Medium
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Time
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Original Citation

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Current Citation

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No arts; no letters; no society; and which is worst of all, continual fear and danger of violent death; and the life of man, solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short.

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Thomas Hobbes
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Original Citation

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Current Citation

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