If I am right, Thy grace impart Still in the right to stay; If I am wr…

Alexander Pope
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If I am right, Thy grace impart Still in the right to stay; If I am wrong, O, teach my heart To find that better way! ✨ Alexander Pope (1763). An essay on man: By Alexander Pope, Esq. Enlarged and improved by the author. Together with his MS. additions and variations as in the last edition of his works. With the notes of William, Lord Bishop of Gloucester, p.121
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