“Search then the ruling passion; there alone, The wild are constant, and the cunning known; The fool consistent, and the false sincere; Priests, princes, women, no dissemblers here.”
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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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“Heav'n first taught letters for some wretch's aid, Some banish'd lover, or some captive maid.”
Source: The works of Alexander Pope, with notes and illustrations, by himself and others. To which are added, a new life of the author [&c.] by W. Roscoe
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Source: The Works of the English Poets
Source: The Leaser. Being a Selection from the Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, with an Account of His Life and Writings
“Destroy all creatures for thy sport or gust, Yet cry, if man's unhappy, God's unjust.”
Source: The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: Essay on man. Moral essays. An essay on satire
“Who finds not Providence all good and wise, Alike in what it gives, and what denies.”
Source: The Major Works
Source: Essay on Man
Source: The Rape of the Lock In Plain and Simple English (Translated)
Source: The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope. Edited by the Rev. H. F. Cary, Etc
“I started studying mythology, just on my own. Joseph Campbell, mysticism.”
Source: The Works: Including Several Hundred Unpublished Letters, and Other New Materials