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:
“The hungry judges soon the sentence sign,
And wretches hang that jurymen may dine.”
—Alexander Pope (1688–1744)
“And wretches hang that jury-men may dine;”
—Alexander Pope (1688–1744)
“Religion blushing veils her sacred fires,
And unawares Morality expires.”
—Alexander Pope (1688–1744)
“Fear most to tax an honorable fool,
Whose right it is, uncensured to be dull;”
—Alexander Pope (1688–1744)
“Nothing so true as what you once let fall:
‘Most women have no characters at all.’”
—Alexander Pope (1688–1744)