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:

    Sir, I admit your gen’ral rule
    That every poet is a fool:
    But you yourself may serve to show it,
    That every fool is not a poet.
    Alexander Pope (1688–1744)

    some strange comfort every state attend,
    And pride bestowed on all, a common friend;
    Alexander Pope (1688–1744)

    If I am right, thy grace impart
    Still in the right to stay;
    If I am wrong, O, teach my heart
    To find that better way!
    Alexander Pope (1688–1744)

    And now the chapel’s silver bell you hear,
    That summons you to all the pride of pray’r:
    Alexander Pope (1688–1744)

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