The nicest constitutions of government are often like the finest pieces of clock-work, which, depending on so many motions, are therefore more subject to be out of order.


The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: Imitations of Horace (ed. 1797)

Alexander Pope Quotes

The nicest constitutions of government are often like the finest pieces of clock-work, which, depending on so many motions, are therefore more...

The nicest constitutions of government are often like the finest pieces of clock-work, which, depending on so many motions, are therefore more...

The nicest constitutions of government are often like the finest pieces of clock-work, which, depending on so many motions, are therefore more...

The nicest constitutions of government are often like the finest pieces of clock-work, which, depending on so many motions, are therefore more...