But if you'll prosper, mark what I advise, Whom age, and long experien…

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But if you'll prosper, mark what I advise, Whom age, and long experience render wise. ✨ Alexander Pope (1850*). The works of Alexander Pope. With notes by dr. Warburton, p.316
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But if you'll prosper, mark what I advise, Whom age, and long experience render wise. ✨ Alexander Pope (1850*). The works of Alexander Pope. With notes by dr. Warburton, p.316

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