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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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- “Remembrance and reflection how allied!What thin partitions Sense from Thought divide!”Alexander Pope
- “True ease in writing comes from art, not chance, as those move easiest who have learn'd to dance.”Alexander Pope
- “Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.”Alexander Pope
- “Trust not yourself, but your defects to know, make use of every friend and every foe.”Alexander Pope
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- “Perfection"Every oak will lose a leaf to the wind.Every star-thistle has a thorn.Every flower has a blemish.E…”R.H. Peat
- “we are all like poems. some of us rhyme. some don’t. some are Pulitzer prizessome are just scribblesand yet,…”Sanober Khan
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Books by Alexander Pope
An essay on man
2005
The Rape of the Lock
1966
Dunciad
2004
Poems
1966