Pleased to the last, he crops the flowery food, And licks the hand jus…

Alexander Pope
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Pleased to the last, he crops the flowery food, And licks the hand just raised to shed his blood. ✨ Alexander Pope (1829). An Essay on Man: And Other Poems, p.6
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Pleased to the last, he crops the flowery food, And licks the hand just raised to shed his blood. ✨ Alexander Pope (1829). An Essay on Man: And Other Poems, p.6

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