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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 Some old men, continually praise the time of their youth. In fact, you would almost think that there were no fools in their days, but unluckily they themselves are left as an example. Quote Right
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Quote Left Who shall decide when doctors disagree, And soundest casuists doubt, like you and me? Quote Right
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Quote Left An honest man's the noblest work of God. Quote Right
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Quote Left The ruling passion, be it what it will, The ruling passion conquers reason still. Quote Right
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Quote Left Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed. Quote Right
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Book: Shattered Sighs