There is a certain majesty in simplicity which is far above all the qu…

Alexander Pope
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There is a certain majesty in simplicity which is far above all the quaintness of wit. ✨ Alexander Pope (1806). The works of Alexander Pope. Containing the principal notes of drs. Warburton and Warton [&c.]. To which are added, some original letters, with additional observations, and memoirs, by W.L. Bowles, p.64
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