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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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Quote Left Love, free as air at sight of human ties, Spreads his light wings, and in a moment flies. Quote Right
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Quote Left Honor and shame from no condition rise. Act well your part: there all the honor lies. Quote Right
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Quote Left Let me tell you I am better acquainted with you for a long absence, as men are with themselves for a long affliction absence does but hold off a friend, to make one see him the truer. Quote Right
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Quote Left Blessed is the man who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed. Quote Right
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Quote Left At every trifle take offense, that always shows great pride or little sense. Quote Right
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