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  • Get place and wealth, if possible with grace; if not, by any means get wealth and place.

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    'Imitations of Horace' Horace bk. 1, Epistle 1 (1738) l. 103

  • Fame, wealth, and honour! what are you to Love?

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    Alexander Pope, Alexander Dyce (1866). “The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope. ...”, p.105

  • What riches give us let us then inquire: Meat, fire, and clothes. What more? Meat, clothes, and fire. Is this too little?

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    Alexander Pope (1847). “The works of Alexander Pope, with notes and illustrations, by himself and others. To which are added, a new life of the author [&c.] by W. Roscoe”, p.238

  • Tis strange the miser should his cares employTo gain those riches he can ne'er enjoy;Is it less strange the prodigal should wasteHis wealth to purchase what he ne'er can taste?

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    Alexander Pope, William Roscoe (1824). “The Works of Alexander Pope: Esq. with Notes and Illustrations by Himself and Others. To which are Added, a New Life of the Author, an Estimate of His Poetical Character and Writings, and Occasional Remarks”, p.377

  • We may see the small value God has for riches, by the people he gives them to.

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    Alexander Pope (1812). “The works of Alexander Pope. With a selection of explanatory notes, and the account of his life by dr. Johnson”, p.236

  • But Satan now is wiser than of yore, and tempts by making rich, not making poor.

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    Alexander Pope, William Warburton (1797). “The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: Life of Alexander Pope. Poems”, p.266
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Alexander Pope

  • Born: May 21, 1688
  • Died: May 30, 1744
  • Occupation: Poet
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