Alexander Pope Quotes About Reputation

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  • In various talk th' instructive hours they past, Who gave the ball, or paid the visit last; One speaks the glory of the British queen, And one describes a charming Indian screen; A third interprets motions, looks, and eyes; At every word a reputation dies.

    Alexander Pope (2013). “The Rape of the Lock In Plain and Simple English (Translated)”, p.49, BookCaps Study Guides
  • At ev'ry word a reputation dies.

    'The Rape of the Lock' (1714) canto 3, l. 16
  • Do good by stealth, and blush to find it fame.

    'Imitations of Horace' Epilogue to the Satires (1738) Dialogue 1, l. 135
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