Alexander Pope

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in London, England, The United Kingdom

May 21, 1688

died

May 30, 1744

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Poetry

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Alexander Pope is generally regarded as the greatest English poet of the eighteenth century, best known for his satirical verse and for his translation of Homer. He is the third most frequently quoted writer in the English language, after Shakespeare and Tennyson. Pope was a master of the heroic couplet.

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	The Rape of the Lock 3.54 of 5 stars 3.54 avg rating — 4,791 ratings — published 1717 — 36 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Rape of the Lock and Other Poems 3.55 of 5 stars 3.55 avg rating — 443 ratings — published 1988 — 15 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Essay on Man and Other Poems by Alexander Pope, Stanley Appelbaum (Editor) 3.58 of 5 stars 3.58 avg rating — 359 ratings — published 1969	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	An Essay on Criticism 3.68 of 5 stars 3.68 avg rating — 305 ratings — published 1711 — 11 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pope: An Essay on Man by Alexander Pope, Frank Brady (Editor) 3.56 of 5 stars 3.56 avg rating — 185 ratings — published 1965 — 15 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Major Works by Alexander Pope, Pat Rogers (Editor) 3.84 of 5 stars 3.84 avg rating — 116 ratings — published 2006 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Poems of Alexander Pope: A reduced version of the Twickenham Text by Alexander Pope, John Ball (Editor), John Butt (Editor) 3.81 of 5 stars 3.81 avg rating — 122 ratings — published 1883 — 33 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Dunciad 3.53 of 5 stars 3.53 avg rating — 106 ratings — published 1966 — 6 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Works of Alexander Pope by Alexander Pope, Wordsworth Editions Ltd (Editor), Andrew Crozier (Introduction) 3.9 of 5 stars 3.90 avg rating — 72 ratings — published 1777 — 29 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Eloisa to Abelard 4.2 of 5 stars 4.20 avg rating — 59 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“To err is human, to forgive, divine.”
― Alexander Pope, An Essay on Criticism

tags: failure, forgiveness, humanity, mistakes

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“Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.”
― Alexander Pope, An Essay on Criticism

tags: angels, caution, delicacy, fearlessness, fools, indiscretion

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“Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed.”
― Alexander Pope

tags: beatitudes, disappointment, expectations, hope

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