Alexander Pope

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:

    “Men would be angels, angels would be gods.”
    —Alexander Pope (1688–1744)

    “Vast chain of Being, which from God began,
    Natures aethereal, human, angel, man,
    Beast, bird, fish, insect! what no eye can see,
    No glass can reach; from Infinite to thee,
    From thee to Nothing!—”
    —Alexander Pope (1688–1744)

    “Blest with each talent, and each art to please,
    And born to write, converse, and live with ease”
    —Alexander Pope (1688–1744)