Whoever thinks a faultless piece to see, Thinks what ne'er was, nor is, nor e'er shall be, In every work regard the writer's end, Since none can compass more than they intend; And if the means be just, the conduct true, Applause, in spite of trivial faults, is due. β¨ Alexander Pope, Henry Francis Cary (1841). The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope. Edited by the Rev. H. F. Cary, Etc, p.19
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- Passions are the gales of life. β¨ Attributed to Alexander Pope by Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke, in a letter to Jonathan Swift, March 29, 1730.
- Is that a birthday? 'tis, alas! too clear; 'Tis but the funeral of the former year. β¨ Alexander Pope, Alexander Dyce (1831). Poetical Works, p.168
- The most positive men are the most credulous. β¨ 'Miscellanies' (1727) vol. 2 'Thoughts on Various Subjects'
- Our passions are like convulsion fits, which, though they make us stronger for a time, leave us the weaker ever after. β¨ Alexander Pope (1812). The works of Alexander Pope. With a selection of explan β¦ βΆ
- Know then thyself, presume not God to scan; The proper study of mankind is man. β¨ An Essay on Man Epistle 2, l. 1 (1733) See Charron 1
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