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Quote by Alexander Pope
Our rural ancestors, with little blest, Patient of labour when

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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Lo! The poor Indian, whose untutored mind sees God in clouds, or hears him in the wind. – Alexander Pope

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Know then thyself, presume not God to scan The proper study of mankind is man. – Alexander Pope

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