Some judge of authors' names, not works, and then Nor praise nor blame…

Alexander Pope
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Some judge of authors' names, not works, and then Nor praise nor blame the writings, but the men. ✨ Alexander Pope, William Roscoe (1824). The Works of Alexander Pope: Esq. with Notes and Illustrations by Himself and Others. To which are Added, a New Life of the Author, an Estimate of His Poetical Character and Writings, and Occasional Remarks, p.105
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