Alexander Pope: In vain sedate reflections we would make When half our knowledge we must snatch, not take.

In vain sedate reflections we would make When half our knowledge we must snatch, — Alexander Pope

In vain sedate reflections we would make When half our knowledge we must snatch, not take.

Alexander Pope

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