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Order is Heaven's first law; and this confess,
Some are and must be greater than the rest.

Order is Heaven's first law; and this confess,
Some are and must be greater than the rest.

by Alexander Pope Found in: Order Quotes,
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To be, contents his natural desire,
He asks no angel's wing, no seraph's fire;
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To be, contents his natural desire,
He asks no angel's wing, no seraph's fire;
But thinks, admitted to that equal sky,
His faithful dog shall bear him company.
Go wiser thou! and in thy scale of sense
Weigh thy opinion against Providence.

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'Tis thus the mercury of man is fix'd,
Strong grows the virtue with his nature mix'd.

'Tis thus the mercury of man is fix'd,
Strong grows the virtue with his nature mix'd.

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Who builds a church to God, and not to Fame,
Will never mark the marble with his Name.

Who builds a church to God, and not to Fame,
Will never mark the marble with his Name.

by Alexander Pope Found in: Churches Quotes,
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In various talk th' instructive hours they past,
Who gave the ball, or paid the visit last;
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In various talk th' instructive hours they past,
Who gave the ball, or paid the visit last;
One speaks the glory of the British queen,
And one describes a charming Indian screen;
A third interprets motions, looks, and eyes;
At every word a reputation dies.

by Alexander Pope Found in: Reputation Quotes,
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