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COUPLET ON WIT: 1 by ALEXANDER POPE

Poet Analysis

First Line: BUT OUR GREAT TURKS IN WIT MUST REIGN ALONE
Last Line: AND ILL CAN BEAR A BROTHER ON THE THRONE.
Subject(s): WIT & HUMOR;
But our Great Turks in wit must reign alone
And ill can bear a Brother on the Throne.



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