Alexander Pope


"Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed."  Letter to Gay, October 6, 1727

"Fools admire, but men of sense approve."

"He who tells a lie is not sensible of how great a task he undertakes for he must be forced to invent twenty more to maintain that one."

"A man should never be ashamed to own he has been wrong, which is but saying, that he is wiser today than he was yesterday."




Books about Pope:

Alexander Pope: A Life by Maynard Mack
The Complete Critical Guide to Alexander Pope by Paul Baines
Pope and Horace : Studies in Imitation by Frank Stack



Recipes from Pope's time (as you can see, they are the same as in Blake's time):

Earl Grey Tea
Earl Grey Tea Cookies
Crown Roast of Lamb
Eccles Cake
Hasty Pudding
Mincemeat
Syllabub
Trifle



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