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"Who breathes must suffer, and who thinks must mourn; And he alone is blessd who neer was born."
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Matthew PriorThe end must justify the means. — Matthew Prior
"The end must justify the means."
The end must justify the means.
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Matthew Prior
Matthew Prior
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Matthew Prior was an English poet, statesman, and diplomat, who played a crucial role in securing the Treaties of Utrecht, serving as Minister Plenipotentiary to France from 1712 to 1715. He is also known as a contributor to The Examiner.
About Matthew Prior
Matthew Prior was an English poet, statesman, and diplomat, who played a crucial role in securing the Treaties of Utrecht, serving as Minister Plenipotentiary to France from 1712 to 1715. He is also known as a contributor to The Examiner.
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"Be to her virtues very kind; Be to her faults a little blind; Let all her ways be unconfined; And clap your padlock — on her mind!"
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"And thought the nation neer would thrive Till all the whores were burnt alive."
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"That if weak women went astray, Their stars were more in fault than they."
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"Nobles and heralds, by your leave, Here lies what once was Matthew Prior; The son of Adam and of Eve: Can Bourbon or Nassau claim higher?"
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"Venus, take my votive glass; Since I am not what I was, What from this day I shall be, Venus, let me never see."
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