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An Essay on Man; Moral Essays and Satires

by Alexander Pope

Poetry · Philosophy · Essays

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An Essay on Man; Moral Essays and Satires is an effort to rationalize or rather "vindicate the ways of God to man" (l. 16), a variation of John Milton's claim in the opening lines of Paradise Lost, that he will "justifie the wayes of God to men".

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Alexander Pope (1688–1744) is represented here by 7 public-domain titles, including An Essay on Criticism, An Essay on Man; Moral Essays and Satires, and The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1. This page is a shelf list: the books are read on Open Library, not stored here. More of this shelf for Alexander Pope.

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