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Alexander Pope was an eighteenth-century English poet, best known for his satirical verse and for his translation of Homer. He is the third most frequently quoted writer in The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations, after Shakespeare and Tennyson. Pope is famous for his use of the heroic couplet.. English poet


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Quote Left A person who is too nice an observer of the business of the crowd, like one who is too curious in observing the labor of bees, will often be stung for his curiosity. Quote Right
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Quote Left Virtue she finds too painful an endeavour, content to dwell in decencies for ever. Quote Right
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Quote Left Ten censure wrong, for one that writes amiss. Quote Right
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Quote Left Get place and wealth, if possible with grace; if not, by any means get wealth and place. Quote Right
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Quote Left Thus Pegasus, a nearer way to take, May boldly deviate from the common track.... Quote Right
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