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On her white breast a sparkling cross she wore, Which Jews might kiss and infidels adore. ✨ Alexander Pope (2013). The Rape of the Lock In Plain and Simple English (Translated), p.41, BookCaps Study Guides
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On her white breast a sparkling cross she wore, Which Jews might kiss and infidels adore. ✨ Alexander Pope (2013). The Rape of the Lock In Plain and Simple English (Translated), p.41, BookCaps Study Guides

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