Alexander Pope Quote - For what I have publish’d, I can only hope to be pardon’d; but for what I have burned, I deserve to be prais’d.

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For what I have publish’d, I can only hope to be pardon’d; but for what I have burned, I deserve to be prais’d.

"For what I have publish’d, I can only hope to be pardon’d; but for what I have burned, I deserve to be prais’d."

— Alexander Pope

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Author: Alexander Pope
Category: Burn
Tags: Burn Deserve Hope Myself Poetry

Meaning of this quote

The writer jokes that discarded work deserves gratitude.

Key takeaway: Edit carefully and accept discarding weak work.

Who actually said this?

Attributed author: Alexander Pope

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