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The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1, Poetry - Volume 1

Note 14 — THE FABLE OF DRYOPE.[1]

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It is worth quoting the parallel line of Sandys, to show how much more touching are the household words "husband" and "father" than the "sire" and "spouse" substituted by Pope:

Dear husband, sister, father, all farewell.

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