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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Pope
Alexander Pope (21 May 1688 – 30 May 1744) was an 18th-century English poet, best known for his satirical verse and for his translation of Homer. Famous for his use of the heroic couplet, he is the third-most frequently quoted writer in The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations, after Shakespeare and Tennyson.
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May 21, 1688
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London, Middlesex, England
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1744 |
May 30, 1744
Age 56
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Twickenham, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom
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