Alexander Pope Quote - Women use lovers as they do cards; they play with them a while, and when they have got all they can by them, throw them away, call for new ones, and then perhaps lose by the new all they got by the old ones.
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Women use lovers as they do cards; they play with them a while, and when they have got all they can by them, throw them away, call for new ones, and then perhaps lose by the new all they got by the old ones.

"Women use lovers as they do cards; they play with them a while, and when they have got all they can by them, throw them away, call for new ones, and then perhaps lose by the new all they got by the old ones."
— Alexander Pope
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Alexander Pope
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The passage portrays romantic manipulation through a sexist gambling analogy.

Key takeaway: Reject manipulation without generalizing about women.

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Attributed author: Alexander Pope

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