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The Works: Including Several Hundred Unpublished Letters, and Other New Materials

This book is a compilation that includes a large selection of letters that have not been published before, along with other newly found materials. The collection aims to provide a deeper insight into the author's life and thoughts, offering readers a more complete understanding of their work. more

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Alexander Pope
Alexander Pope

Alexander Pope, an English poet, was born on May 21, 1688, and died on May 30, 1744. He is renowned for his wit, satire, and elegant poetry, with his most famous works including 'An Essay on Criticism' and 'The Moral Essays'. Pope's works have had a profound impact on literature and philosophy, both in his time and today. more

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“Oh! blest with temper, whose unclouded ray Can make to-morrow cheerful as to-day.”

“The time shall come, when, free as seas or wind, Unbounded Thames shall flow for all mankind, Whole nations enter with each swelling tide, And seas but join the regions they divide; Earth's distant ends our glory shall behold, And the new world launch forth to seek the old.”

“The approach of night The skies yet blushing with departing light, When falling dews with spangles deck'd the glade, And the low sun had lengthen'd ev'ry shade.”

“Virtue, I grant you, is an empty boast; But shall the dignity of vice be lost?”

“The heart resolves this matter in a trice, "Men only feel the smart, but not the vice.”

“What riches give us let us then inquire: Meat, fire, and clothes. What more? Meat, clothes, and fire. Is this too little?”