Quote by Alexander Pope
A person who is too nice an observer of the business of the crowd,

A person who is too nice an observer of the business of the crowd, like one who is too curious in observing the labor of bees, will often be stung for his curiosity. – Alexander Pope

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With feasts, and offrings, and a thankful strain. – Alexander Pope

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