Tis use alone that sanctifies expense And splendor borrows … - Alexander Pope

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Tis use alone that sanctifies expense
And splendor borrows all her rays from sense.

Alexander Pope

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Alexander Pope (21 May 1688 – 30 May 1744) was a poet and satirist of the Augustan period and one of its greatest artistic exponents. Considered the foremost English poet of the early 18th century and a master of the heroic couplet, he is best known for satirical and discursive poetry.

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Alternative Names: Pope the Poet • Alexander I Pope • Alexander, I Pope

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Tell me, my soul, can this be death?

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The ruling passion, be it what it will,
The ruling passion conquers reason still.

Tis use alone that sanctifies expense And splendor borrows all her rays from sense. - Alexander Pope

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