“Unblemish'd let me live, or die unknown;
O grant an honest fame, or grant me none!”

— Alexander Pope

Closing line.
The Temple of Fame (1711)

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eighteenth century English poet 1688–1744

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“Unblemish'd let me live, or die unknown;
O grant an honest fame, or grant me none!”