And each blasphemer quite escape the rod, Because the insult's not on man, but God? - Alexander Pope

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There is no permanent place in this universe for evil. . . Evil may hide behind this fallacy and that, but it will be hunted from fallacy to fallacy until there is no more fallacy for it to hide behind.

Alexander Pope

And each blasphemer quite escape the rod, Because the insult's not on man, but God?

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Envy will merit, as its shade, pursue

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Aurora now, fair daughter of the dawn, Sprinkled with rosy light the dewy lawn.

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Fools admire, but men of sense approve.

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Envy will merit as its shade pursue, But like a shadow, proves the substance true.

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