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:

    Most women have no characters at all.
    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)

    All comes united to th’ admiring eyes;
    Alexander Pope (1688–1744)

    P—xed by her love, or libeled by her hate.
    Alexander Pope (1688–1744)

    ‘Tis but a part we see, and not a whole.
    Alexander Pope (1688–1744)