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English poet (1688–1744)
Also known as: Alexander I Pope, Pope the Poet, Александр Поуп, ألكسندر بوب, 알렉산더 포프, アレキサンダー・ポープ
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Joseph Addison1672–1719ReportAI suggestion, no reader data yetElegant Augustan essays on taste, criticism and manners. (AI reason)
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- Metamorfosi (1838)
- Literature (1986)
- An essay on man (2005)
- The Rape of the Lock (1966)
- A Plan of Mr. Pope's Garden