Good sense, which only is the gift of Heaven, And though no science, f…

Alexander Pope
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Good sense, which only is the gift of Heaven, And though no science, fairly worth the seven. ✨ Alexander Pope (1824). The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: With Notes and Illustrations, p.385
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