Men, some to business, some to pleasure take; But every woman is at he…

Alexander Pope
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Men, some to business, some to pleasure take; But every woman is at heart a rake. ✨ 1735 Epistles to Several Persons,'To a Lady', l.215-8.
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Men, some to business, some to pleasure take; But every woman is at heart a rake. ✨ 1735 Epistles to Several Persons,'To a Lady', l.215-8.

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