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)