Alexander Pope (21 May 1688 – 30 May 1744) was an 18th-century English poet, best known for his satirical verse and for his translation of Homer. Famous for his use of the heroic couplet, he is the third-most frequently quoted writer in The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations, after Shakespeare and Tennyson.
Famous quotes by alexander pope:
“Tell me, my soul, can this be death?”
—Alexander Pope (16881744)
“lf, presume not to God to scan;
The proper study of Mankind is Man.
Placd on this isthmus of a middle state,
A being darkly wise, and rudely great.”
—Alexander Pope (16881744)
“All comes united to th admiring eyes;”
—Alexander Pope (16881744)
“Whether the nymph shall break Dianas law,
Or some frail china jarreceive a flaw,
Or stain her honour, or her new brocade,”
—Alexander Pope (16881744)
“Fear most to tax an honorable fool,
Whose right it is, uncensured to be dull;”
—Alexander Pope (16881744)