Alexander Pope Quote - This long disease, my life.

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This long disease, my life.

"This long disease, my life."

— Alexander Pope

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Author: Alexander Pope
Category: illness
Tags: illness Life Sorrowful Suffering Weary

Meaning of this quote

Life is described through the speaker's enduring experience of illness.

Key takeaway: Recognize suffering without reducing a person's entire life to it.

Origin of the quote

The Complete Poetical Works of Alexander Pope — PDF page 351.

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Attributed author: Alexander Pope

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