“It is observable that the ladies frequent tragedies more than comedies; the reason may be, that in tragedy their sex is deified and adored, in comedy exposed and ridiculed.”
Quote by Alexander Pope
Work
A Supplementary Volume to the Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: Containing Pieces of Poetry, Not Inserted in Warburton's and Warton's Editions : and a Collection of Letters, Now First Published
A Supplementary Volume to the Works of Alexander Pope, Esq is a scholarly compilation that includes additional poems and letters by the renowned 18th-century English poet Alexander Pope. These pieces were not previously featured in the editions compiled by William Warburton and Samuel Johnson. The volume provides a broader perspective on Pope's literary output and personal correspondence, offering readers a more comprehensive understanding of his work and his time. more
Author
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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“Superstition is the spleen of the soul.”
Source: The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq., with Notes and Illustrations, by Himself and Others. To which are Added, a New Life of the Author, an Estimate of His Poetical Character and Writings, and Occasional Remarks by William Roscoe, Esq
“Heaven breathes thro' ev'ry member of the whole One common blessing, as one common soul.”
Source: The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: With Notes and Illustrations
“But see how oft ambition's aims are cross'd, and chiefs contend 'til all the prize is lost!”
“To balance Fortune by a just expense, Join with Economy, Magnificence.”
Source: The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope Edited with Notes and Introductory Memoir by Adolphus William Ward
“Mark what unvary'd laws preserve each state, Laws wise as Nature, and as fixed as Fate.”
Source: An essay on man. Enlarged and improved by the author. With notes, critical and explanatory
Source: The works of Alexander Pope. Containing the principal notes of drs. Warburton and Warton [&c.]. To which are added, some original letters, with additional observations, and memoirs, by W.L. Bowles
“No more was seen the human form divine.”
Source: The Beauties of Pope, Or, Useful and Entertaining Passages: Selected from the Works of that Admired Author : as Well as from His Translation of Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, &c
“When to mischief mortals bend their will, how soon they find it instruments of ill.”
Source: The Works of Alexander Pope: Esq. with Notes and Illustrations by Himself and Others. To which are Added, a New Life of the Author, an Estimate of His Poetical Character and Writings, and Occasional Remarks
“He knows to live who keeps the middle state, and neither leans on this side nor on that.”
Source: Poetical Works, to which is Prefixed the Life of the Author