Difference between revisions of "An Essay on Criticism"

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It contains three fabulous and very famous lines:
 
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*“To err is human; to forgive, divine”  
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*“To err is human; to [[Forgiveness|forgive]], divine”  
 
*“A little learning is a dang'rous thing”
 
*“A little learning is a dang'rous thing”
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*“For fools rush in where [[angel]]s fear to tread”
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*“For [[fool]]s rush in where [[angel]]s fear to tread”
 
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Revision as of 22:47, July 19, 2025

An Essay on Criticism (1711) is a remarkable poem written by the extraordinary British poet Alexander Pope, at the age of only 23.

It contains three fabulous and very famous lines:

  • “To err is human; to forgive, divine”
  • “A little learning is a dang'rous thing”
  • “For fools rush in where angels fear to tread”