Alexander Pope

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:

    Up to her godly garret after sev’n,
    There starve and pray, for that’s the way to heav’n.
    Alexander Pope (1688–1744)

    At Timon’s villalet us pass a day,
    Where all cry out,What sums are thrown away!’
    Alexander Pope (1688–1744)

    The skilful Nymph reviews her force with care:
    Let Spades be trumps! she said, and trumps they were.
    Alexander Pope (1688–1744)

    Some ne’er advance a judgment of their own,
    But catch the spreading notion of the town;
    Alexander Pope (1688–1744)

    Most women have no characters at all.
    Alexander Pope (1688–1744)