Nature and Nature's laws lay hid in night: God said, Let Newton be! And all was light. - Alexander Pope

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Nature and Nature's laws lay hid in night:
God said, Let Newton be!
And all was light.

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About Alexander Pope

Alexander Pope (21 May 1688 – 30 May 1744) was a poet and satirist of the Augustan period and one of its greatest artistic exponents. Considered the foremost English poet of the early 18th century and a master of the heroic couplet, he is best known for satirical and discursive poetry.

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Alternative Names: Pope the Poet • Alexander I Pope • Alexander, I Pope
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Out with it, Dunciad: let the secret pass -
That secret to each fool - that he's an ass.
The truth once told (and whereby should we lie?),
The queen of Midas slept, and so may I.
You think this cruel? Take it for a rule,
No creature smarts so little as a fool.
An epistle from Mr. Pope, to Dr. Arbuthnot. · May 29, 2010 Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance
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