"Vice is a monster of so frightful mien, As to be hated needs but to be seen; Yet seen too oft, familiar with her face, We first endure, then pity, then embrace."
— An Essay on Man

January 1, 1970

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PoetryWorks by Alexander Pope
Original Language: English

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Line 217; comparable with: " For truth has such a face and such a mien, As to be lov’d needs only to be seen", John Dryden, The Hind and the Panther, Part I, line 33