Tis true, 'tis certain; man, though dead, retains Part of himself; the…

Alexander Pope
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Tis true, 'tis certain; man, though dead, retains Part of himself; the immortal mind remains. ✨ The Iliad of Homer.
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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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Did some more sober critics come abroad? If wrong, I smil'd; if right, I kiss'd the rod. ✨ Alexander Pope (1778). The works of Alexander Pope, Esq: In four volumes complete. With his last corrections … ▶
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Tis true, 'tis certain; man, though dead, retains Part of himself; the immortal mind remains. ✨ The Iliad of Homer.

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