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This poem contains multiple religious references, such as its criticism of Socinianism (which denied the Trinity) as a reaction to Puritans. Starting with line 545
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*“A little learning is a dangerous thing”
 
*“A little learning is a dangerous thing”
 
*“For [[fool]]s rush in where [[angel]]s fear to tread”
 
*“For [[fool]]s rush in where [[angel]]s fear to tread”
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== Religious references ==
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This poem contains multiple religious references, such as its criticism of Socinianism (which denied the [[Trinity]]) as a reaction to [[Puritan]]s. Starting with line 545:
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{{cquote|Did all the dregs of bold Socinus drain, [545]
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Then unbelieving priests reformed the nation.
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<br>And taught more pleasant methods of salvation;
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<br>Where Heaven's free subjects might their rights dispute,
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<br>Lest God himself should seem too absolute:
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<br>Pulpits their sacred satire learned to spare,
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<br>And vice admired to find a flatterer there!}}
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== See also ==
 
== See also ==
 
*[https://www.gutenberg.org/files/7409/7409-h/7409-h.htm Gutenberg free online copy]
 
*[https://www.gutenberg.org/files/7409/7409-h/7409-h.htm Gutenberg free online copy]
 
== References ==
 
== References ==
 
[[category:poems]]
 
[[category:poems]]
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