 Besides, a fate attends on all I write, That when I aim at praise they say I bite. A vile encomium doubly ridicules : There's nothing blackens like the ink of fools. If true, a woful likeness ; and, if lies, ' Praise undeserv'd is scandal in disguise.  The Works of Alexander Pope: Satires, &c - Page 157by Alexander Pope - 1751Full view - About this book
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