General John Pope

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    What is written without effort is in general read without pleasure.
    Samuel Johnson (1709–1784)

    a notable prince that was called King John;
    And he ruled England with main and with might,
    For he did great wrong, and maintained little right.
    —Unknown. King John and the Abbot of Canterbury (l. 2–4)

    Nature and nature’s laws lay hid in the night. God said, Let Newton be! and all was light!
    —Alexander Pope (1688–1744)