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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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- “The learned is happy, nature to explore; The fool is happy, that he knows no more.”Alexander Pope
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- “Fondly we think we honor merit then, When we but praise ourselves in other men.”Alexander Pope
- “Slave to no sect, who takes no private road, But looks through Nature up to Nature's God.”Alexander Pope
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Books by Alexander Pope
An essay on man
2005
The Rape of the Lock
1966
Dunciad
2004
Poems
1966