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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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- “Words are like Leaves; and where they most abound,Much Fruit of Sense beneath is rarely found.”Alexander Pope
- “If I am right, Thy grace impartStill in the right to stay;If I am wrong, O, teach my heartTo find that better…”Alexander Pope
- “Never find fault with the absent.”Alexander Pope
- “In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom…”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