Death, only death, can break the lasting chain; And here, ev'n then, s…

Alexander Pope
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Death, only death, can break the lasting chain; And here, ev'n then, shall my cold dust remain ✨ Alexander Pope (1819). The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope: In Three Volumes Complete : with His Last Corrections, Additions, and Improvements, Together with All His Notes, as They Were Delivered to the Editor a Little Before His Death : Together with the Commentary and Notes of Mr. Warburton, p.212
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