Alexander Pope was an eighteenth-century English poet, best known for his satirical verse and for his translation of Homer. He is the third most frequently quoted writer in The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations, after Shakespeare and Tennyson. Pope is famous for his use of the heroic couplet.. English poet
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Envy will merit, as its shade, pursue, But, like the shadow, proves the substance true. Go to Quote / Comment
Lo! The poor Indian, whose untutored mind sees God in clouds, or hears him in the wind. Go to Quote / Comment
Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed. Go to Quote / Comment
Extremes in nature equal ends produce; In man they join to some mysterious use. Go to Quote / Comment
Woman's at best a contradiction still. Go to Quote / Comment