To what base Ends, and by what abject Ways, Are Mortals urg'd thro' Sacred Lust of praise! (Alexander Pope)

To what base Ends, and by what abject Ways, Are Mortals urg'd thro' Sacred Lust of praise!

Alexander Pope

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