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:

    There St. John mingles with my friendly bowl
    The feast of reason and the flow of soul;
    Alexander Pope (1688–1744)

    Father of all! in every age,
    In every clime adored,
    By saint, by savage, and by sage,
    Jehovah, Jove, or Lord!
    Alexander Pope (1688–1744)

    Why did I write? what sin to me unknown
    Dipt me in ink, my parents’, or my own?
    Alexander Pope (1688–1744)

    Histories are more full of examples of the fidelity of dogs than of friends.
    Alexander Pope (1688–1744)