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:
“Histories are more full of examples of the fidelity of dogs than of friends.”
—Alexander Pope (16881744)
“Up to her godly garret after sevn,
There starve and pray, for thats the way to heavn.”
—Alexander Pope (16881744)
“Oh blindness to the future! kindly givn,
That each may fill the circle markd by Heavn:”
—Alexander Pope (16881744)
“Tell me, my soul, can this be death?”
—Alexander Pope (16881744)
“Our sons their fathers failing language see,
And such as Chaucer is shall Dryden be.”
—Alexander Pope (16881744)