Alexander Pope

Who reasons wisely is not therefore wise;
His pride in reasoning, not in acting lies.

Who reasons wisely is not therefore wise;
His pride in reasoning, not in acting lies.

Thee too, my Paridel! she mark'd thee there,
Stretch'd on the rack of a too easy chair,
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Thee too, my Paridel! she mark'd thee there,
Stretch'd on the rack of a too easy chair,
And heard thy everlasting yarn confess
The Pains and Penalties of Idleness.

A long, exact, and serious comedy;
In every scene some moral let it teach,
And, if it read more

A long, exact, and serious comedy;
In every scene some moral let it teach,
And, if it can, at once both please and preach.

Who finds not Providence all good and wise,
Alike in what it gives, and what denies.

Who finds not Providence all good and wise,
Alike in what it gives, and what denies.

Good-nature and good-sense must ever join;
To err is human, to forgive, divine.

Good-nature and good-sense must ever join;
To err is human, to forgive, divine.