A God without dominion, providence, and final causes, is nothing else …

Alexander Pope
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A God without dominion, providence, and final causes, is nothing else but fate and nature. ✨ Alexander Pope (1999). The Dunciad: In Four Books, Longman Publishing Group
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A God without dominion, providence, and final causes, is nothing else but fate and nature. ✨ Alexander Pope (1999). The Dunciad: In Four Books, Longman Publishing Group

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