Envy will merit as its shade pursue,
But like a shadow proves the substance true.
-- Alexander Pope (1688-1744)
-- Essay on Criticism, Part ii, Line 266
But like a shadow proves the substance true.
-- Alexander Pope (1688-1744)
-- Essay on Criticism, Part ii, Line 266
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