Alexander Pope



Alexander Pope

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born May 21, 1688
died May 30, 1744
gender male
place of birth London, England, United Kingdom
genre 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.

books by Alexander Pope

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avg rating: 3.62 | 478 ratings | 42 distinct works
Essay on Man and Other Poems Essay on Man and Other Poems (Dover Thrift Editions)
by Alexander Pope
avg rating 3.58 — 60 ratings — published 1994
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The Major Works The Major Works (Oxford World's Classics)
by Alexander Pope
avg rating 3.58 — 36 ratings — published 2006
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An Essay On Criticism An Essay On Criticism (Paperback)
by Alexander Pope
avg rating 3.72 — 25 ratings — published 2004
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The Poems of Alexander Pope: A... The Poems of Alexander Pope: A reduced version of the Twickenham Text (Paperback)
by Alexander Pope
avg rating 3.74 — 19 ratings — published 1966
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The Odyssey Of Homer The Odyssey Of Homer (Paperback)
by Alexander Pope
avg rating 4.06 — 16 ratings — published 2004
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Poetry and Prose of Alexander ... Poetry and Prose of Alexander Pope (Riverside Editions ; B 59)
by Alexander Pope
avg rating 3.73 — 11 ratings — published 1969
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The Dunciad The Dunciad (Paperback)
by Alexander Pope
avg rating 3.08 — 12 ratings — published 2004
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The Rape of the Lock The Rape of the Lock (Paperback)
by Alexander Pope
avg rating 3.71 — 7 ratings — published 1988
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Rape of the Lock and a Key to ... Rape of the Lock and a Key to the Lock (Hesperus Classics)
by Alexander Pope
avg rating 3.33 — 6 ratings — published 2004
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Scriblerus Scriblerus (Paperback)
by Alexander Pope
avg rating 3.20 — 5 ratings — published 2003
2 editions
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quotes by Alexander Pope

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"How happy is the blameless vestal's lot!
The world forgetting, by the world forgot.
Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind!
Each pray'r accepted, and each wish resign'd;
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Alexander Pope
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"To Err is human, forgive divine."
Alexander Pope
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"Know then thyself, presume not God to scan,
The proper study of mankind is Man.
Placed on this isthmus of a middle state,
A being darkly wise and rudely great:
With too much knowledge for the Sceptic side,
With too much weakness for the Stoic's pride,
He hangs between, in doubt to act or rest;
In doubt to deem himself a God or Beast;
In doubt his mind or body to prefer;
Born but to die, and reas'ning but to err;
Alike in ignorance, his reason such,
Whether he thinks too little or too much;
Chaos of thought and passion, all confused;
Still by himself abused or disabused;
Created half to rise, and half to fall;
Great lord of all things, yet a prey to all;
Sole judge of truth, in endless error hurl'd;
The glory, jest, and riddle of the world!"
Alexander Pope
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