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Quotation from The Rape of the Lock by Alexander Pope

“Here thou, great ANNA! whom three realms obey. Dost sometimes counsel take--and sometimes Tea.”

Alexander Pope (spoken by The poet)

The Rape of the Lock, Canto III, lines 7-8 (Gutenberg #9800: The Rape of the Lock and Other Poems, ed. Thomas Marc Parrott (Boston: Ginn, 1906))

Hampton Court, where the Queen takes both counsel and tea.

Citation: "Here thou, great ANNA! whom three realms obey. Dost sometimes counsel take--and sometimes Tea." — Alexander Pope, The Rape of the Lock, Canto III, lines 7-8 (Gutenberg #9800: The Rape of the Lock and Other Poems, ed. Thomas Marc Parrott (Boston: Ginn, 1906)). (id the-rape-of-the-lock-q3)

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