Alexander Pope
1688–1744
Best-known poems
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An Essay on Criticism
'Tis hard to say, if greater Want of Skill
Appear in Writing or in Judging ill,
But, of the two, less dang'rous is th' Offence, … -
Epistle to Dr Arbuthnot
Shut, shut the door, good John! fatigu'd, I said,
Tie up the knocker, say I'm sick, I'm dead.
The dog-star rages! nay 'tis past a doubt, … -
Elegy to the Memory of an Unfortunate Lady
What beck'ning ghost, along the moonlight shade
Invites my steps, and points to yonder glade?
'Tis she!—but why that bleeding bosom gored, … -
The Toilet
From “The Rape of the Lock,” Canto I.
AND now, unveiled, the toilet stands displayed,
Each silver vase in mystic order laid. … -
Greatness
From “An Essay on Man,” Epistle IV.
HONOR and shame from no condition rise;
Act well your part, there all the honor lies. …
All poems (28)
- An Essay on Criticism'Tis hard to say, if greater Want of Skill
- BelindaFrom “The Rape of the Lock,” Canto II. ll. 7–18.
- Elegy to the Memory of an Unfortunate LadyWHAT beck'ning ghost, along the moonlight shade
- Elegy to the Memory of an Unfortunate LadyWhat beck'ning ghost, along the moonlight shade
- Eloisa to AbelardIn these deep solitudes and awful cells,
- Epistle to Dr ArbuthnotShut, shut the door, good John! fatigu'd, I said,
- FameFrom “An Essay on Man,” Epistle IV.
- God and ManFrom the “Essay on Man,” Epistles I. and IV.
- GreatnessFrom “An Essay on Man,” Epistle IV.
- MessiahA Sacred Eclogue, in Imitation of Virgil’s Pollio
- Ode on St Cecilia's DayDescend, ye Nine! descend and sing;
- Ode to SolitudeHappy the man, whose wish and care
- On a certain Lady at CourtI KNOW a thing that 's most uncommon;
- Prologue to Mr. Addison's CatoTo wake the soul by tender strokes of art,
- Solitude (Pope)Happy the man, whose wish and care
- The Dying Christian to his SoulVITAL spark of heav'nly flame!
- The Dying Christian to his SoulVital spark of heav'nly flame!
- The Poet’s Friend[Lord Bolingbroke]
- The Ruling PassionFrom “Moral Essays,” Epistle I.
- The ToiletFrom “The Rape of the Lock,” Canto I.
- The Universal PrayerFather of all! In every age,
- The Universal PrayerFather of all! in every age,
- Windsor ForestVER. 3-6, originally thus:--
In French 1
In Italian 4
- Il MessiaAlme Ninfe di Solima sorgete,
- Le Pastorali con un Discorso su la BuccolicaDI
- Ode in onore di Santa CeciliaOde di Alessandro Pope in onore di S. Cecilia, tradotta dal P. M. Giuseppe M. Pagnini Ca…
- PastoraliHaec studia adolescentiam alunt, senectutem oblectant; secundas res ornant, adversis per…