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Read the excerpt from "The Rape of Lock" by Alexander Pope. Which line provides evidence that the writer is mocking women for being too preoccupied with their social status?

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The lines that provide evidence that the writer is mocking women for being too preoccupied with their social status are:
"First Ariel perch'd upon a Matadore, Then each, according to the rank they bore; For Sylphs, yet mindful of their ancient race, Are, as when women, wondrous fond of place."
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