Pope Sergius III

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    by man’s oppression cursed,
    They seek the second not to lose the first.
    Men, some to bus’ness, some to pleasure take;
    But ev’ry woman is at heart a rake:
    —Alexander Pope (1688–1744)

    Knavery seems to be so much a the striking feature of its inhabitants that it may not in the end be an evil that they will become aliens to this kingdom.
    —George III (1738–1820)