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Quotes by Alexander Pope

English poet, 1688–1744

The master of the heroic couplet, Alexander Pope wrote An Essay on Criticism at twenty-three, The Rape of the Lock, The Dunciad and An Essay on Man, and made a fortune from his translation of Homer. After Shakespeare, he is the most quoted poet in the English language.

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To err is Humane; to Forgive, Divine.

Alexander Pope, An Essay on Criticism, Part II, line 525, spelling of the first edition (1928 facsimile), 1711 Verified quote Read its story
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Hope springs eternal in the human breast: man never is, but always to be bless'd.

Alexander Pope, An Essay on Man, Epistle I, 1733 Verified quote Read its story
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