Dear, damned, distracting town, farewell! Thy fools no more I'll tease…

Alexander Pope
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Dear, damned, distracting town, farewell! Thy fools no more I'll tease: This year in peace, ye critics, dwell, Ye harlots, sleep at ease! ✨ Alexander Pope, Pat Rogers (2008). The Major Works, p.118, Oxford University Press
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Dear, damned, distracting town, farewell! Thy fools no more I'll tease: This year in peace, ye critics, dwell, Ye harlots, sleep at ease! ✨ Alexander Pope, Pat Rogers (2008). The Major Works, p.118, Oxford University Press

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