Plays round the head, but comes not to the heart. One self-approving h…

Alexander Pope
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Plays round the head, but comes not to the heart. One self-approving hour whole years outweighs Of stupid starers and of loud huzzas; And more true joy Marcellus exil'd feels Than Cæsar with a senate at his heels. In parts superior what advantage lies? Tell (for you can) what is it to be wise? 'T is but to know how little can be known; To see all others' faults, and feel our own. ✨ Alexander Pope (1815). Poetical works, p.247
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