Mankind, from Adam, have been women's fools; Women, from Ev… - George Granville

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Mankind, from Adam, have been women's fools;
Women, from Eve, have been the devil's tools:
Heaven might have spar'd one torment when we fell;
Not left us woman, or not threatened hell.

George Granville

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George Granville, 1st Baron Lansdowne (9 March 1666 – 29 January 1735) was an English poet, playwright, and politician who served as a Privy Counsellor from 1712.

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Alternative Names: George Granville, Baron Lansdown of Biddeford

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