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We think our fathers fools, so wise we grow. Our wiser sons, no doubt will think us so.
We think our fathers fools, so wise we grow. Our wiser sons, no doubt will think us so.
Approximate author period: c. 1716 AD · early modern
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- Alexander Pope
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- Approximate author period: c. 1716 AD · early modern
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