Words are like Leaves; and where they most abound, Much Fruit of Sense…

Alexander Pope
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Words are like Leaves; and where they most abound, Much Fruit of Sense beneath is rarely found. ✨ Alexander Pope, Alexander Dyce (1831). Poetical Works, p.15
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Words are like Leaves; and where they most abound, Much Fruit of Sense beneath is rarely found. ✨ Alexander Pope, Alexander Dyce (1831). Poetical Works, p.15

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