Methinks God has punish'd the Avaritious as he often punishes sinners, in their own way… — Alexander Pope
Methinks God has punish'd the Avaritious as he often punishes sinners, in their own way, in the very sin itself: the thirst of gain was their crime, that thirst continued became their punishment and ruin.
1720
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Pope, Alexander. "To Atterbury, Sept. 23, 1720." Alexander Pope: Selected Letters, edited by Howard Erksine-Hill. Oxford University Press, 2000, no. 61.
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Pope, Alexander. Letter to the Bishop of Rochester. 23 Sept. 1720.
