Teach me to feel another’s woe, To hide the fault I see; That mercy I to others show, That mercy show to me. (from The Universal Prayer) - Alexander Pope

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Teach me to feel another’s woe,
To hide the fault I see;
That mercy I to others show,
That mercy show to me.

(from The Universal Prayer)

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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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John Dryden William Cowper Lord Byron John Milton William Shakespeare

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