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Hope springs eternal in the human breast; Man never is, but always to be blessed. — Alexander Pope

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Hope springs eternal in the human breast; Man never is, but always to be blessed.

Alexander Pope
An Essay on Man · 1733
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Hope
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Time
1733Age of Enlightenment
Person
Alexander Pope
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Pope, Alexander. "An Essay on Man." The Major Works, edited by Pat Rogers. Oxford University Press, 2009, ep. 1, l. 95.
Original citation
Pope, Alexander. "An Essay on Man." London: J. Wilford, 1733, ep. 1, l. 95.

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