Pleased to the last, he crops the flowery food,
And licks the hand just raised to shed his blood.


An Essay on Man Epistle 1 (1733) l. 83

Alexander Pope Quotes

Pleased to the last, he crops the flowery food, And licks the hand just raised to shed his blood.

Pleased to the last, he crops the flowery food, And licks the hand just raised to shed his blood.

Pleased to the last, he crops the flowery food, And licks the hand just raised to shed his blood.

Pleased to the last, he crops the flowery food, And licks the hand just raised to shed his blood.