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:
“And ten low words oft creep in one dull line:”
—Alexander Pope (1688–1744)
“some strange comfort every state attend,
And pride bestowed on all, a common friend;”
—Alexander Pope (1688–1744)
“Who but must laugh, if such a man there be?
Who would not weep, if Atticus were he?”
—Alexander Pope (1688–1744)
“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)
“She sigh’d not that They stay’d, but that She went.”
—Alexander Pope (1688–1744)