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His great intellectual achievement was to translate the [[Iliad]] and [[Odyssey]], classical Greek works, into English. | His great intellectual achievement was to translate the [[Iliad]] and [[Odyssey]], classical Greek works, into English. | ||
| − | Pope remained a [[Catholic]] his entire life despite discrimination against [[Catholics]] in [[England]] at the time. He | + | Pope remained a [[Catholic]] his entire life despite discrimination against [[Catholics]] in [[England]] at the time. He remains one of the most-quoted of all English writers with gems that include: |
| + | ::''Damn with faint praise'' | ||
| + | ::''A little knowledge is a dangerous thing'' | ||
| + | ::''Expression is the dress of thought'' | ||
| + | ::''For fools rush in where wise men fear to tread'' | ||
| + | ::''Hope springs eternal to the human breast'' | ||
| + | ::''An honest man’s the noblest work of God'' | ||
| + | :On a lighter note... written on the collar of a dog he gave to the [[Prince of Wales]]... | ||
| + | ::''I am his highness's dog at Kew; / Pray tell me, sir, whose dog are you?'' | ||
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Alexander Pope (1688–1744) was a prominent English poet, essayist and satirist who is considered one of the finest poets of the Enlightenment.
He began writing verses at the age of 12 and completed his finest work, An Essay on Criticism (1711), at only age 23. That work is best known for its insight:
"To err is human, to forgive, divine."
His great intellectual achievement was to translate the Iliad and Odyssey, classical Greek works, into English.
Pope remained a Catholic his entire life despite discrimination against Catholics in England at the time. He remains one of the most-quoted of all English writers with gems that include:
- Damn with faint praise
- A little knowledge is a dangerous thing
- Expression is the dress of thought
- For fools rush in where wise men fear to tread
- Hope springs eternal to the human breast
- An honest man’s the noblest work of God
- On a lighter note... written on the collar of a dog he gave to the Prince of Wales...
- I am his highness's dog at Kew; / Pray tell me, sir, whose dog are you?