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About Alexander Pope
English poet, translator, and satirist
Alexander Pope was an English poet, translator, and satirist of the Enlightenment era. He is considered one of the leading English poets of the early 18th century. A major figure in Augustan literature, Pope is best known for satirical and reflective verse. His work includes An Essay on Criticism, The Rape of the Lock, and The Dunciad, along with his translations of Homer.
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- “Teach me to feel another's woe, to hide the fault I see, that mercy I to others show, that mercy show to me.”Alexander Pope
- “How happy is the blameless vestal's lot? The world forgetting, by the world forgot.”Alexander Pope
- “Whoever thinks a faultless piece to see, Thinks what ne'er was, nor is, nor e'er shall be.”Alexander Pope
- “To be angry is to revenge the faults of others on ourselves.”Alexander Pope
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- “We need strong gun laws. How can people even ask a question about it? Gun control is so important.”Jean Kennedy Smith
- “In general, I just try to make the people that I'm shooting feel like they are in good hands. I'm open-minded…”Keith Maitland
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Books by Alexander Pope
An essay on man
2005
The Rape of the Lock
1966
Dunciad
2004
Poems
1966