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:
“Hope travels through, nor quits us when we die.”
—Alexander Pope (1688–1744)
“In Pride, in reas’ning Pride, our error lies;
All quit their sphere, and rush into the skies.
Pride still is aiming at the blest abodes,
Men would be Angels, Angels would be Gods.”
—Alexander Pope (1688–1744)
“I love to pour out all my self, as plain
As downright Shippen or as old Montaigne:”
—Alexander Pope (1688–1744)
“Our sons their fathers’ failing language see,
And such as Chaucer is shall Dryden be.”
—Alexander Pope (1688–1744)
“They dream in courtship, but in wedlock wake.”
—Alexander Pope (1688–1744)