Now Europe balanced, neither side prevails; For nothing's left in either of the scales.
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"Now Europe balanced, neither side prevails;..." by Alexander Pope
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Alexander Pope (1688–1744) was an English poet and the master of the heroic couplet. His works include "The Rape of the Lock," "An Essay on Man," and brilliant translations of Homer. He was the dominant poet of the Augustan age and a master of satirical verse.
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