Notable and Quotable (III)

Posted by Kendall Harmon

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

--Alexander Pope (1688–1744)

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Posted July 5, 2008 at 2:34 pm [Printer Friendly] [Print w/ comments]



1. Larry Morse wrote:

Like most great poets, Pope is capable of being silly to a degree. Vice is, as most people are aware, very attractive indeed. If it were not so, those who indulge in the vices would not do so. Larry

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