Pope Nicholas III

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    His wit all see-saw, between that and this,
    Now high, now low, now Master up, now Miss,
    And he himself one vile antithesis.
    —Alexander Pope (1688–1744)

    Down the chimney St. Nicholas came with a bound.
    He was dressed all in fur, from his head to his foot,
    And his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot;
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    The army is the true nobility of our country.
    —Napoleon Bonaparte III (1808–1873)