Why has not man a microscopic eye? For the plain reason man is not a fly. – Alexander Pope
Education forms the common mind. Just as the twig is bent, the trees inclined. – Alexander Pope
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Our rural ancestors, with little blest,
Patient of labour when the end was rest,
Indulged the day that housed their annual grain,
With feasts, and offrings, and a thankful strain. – Alexander Pope
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I find myself hoping a total end of all the unhappy divisions of mankind by party-spirit, which at best is but the madness of many for the gain of a few. – Alexander Pope
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