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“How happy is the blameless vestal's lot? The world forgetting, by the world forgot.”

EVEQUOTE ARCHIVE // Quote by Alexander Pope

Alexander Pope

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AuthorAlexander Pope

DisciplinePoet

Born21 May 1688

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Biography

Alexander Pope was an 18th-century English poet. He is best known for his satirical verse, as well as for his translation of Homer.

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