Alexander Pope, the son of a linen draper, was born on May 21, 1688 into a Roman Catholic family. He was a satirical poet whose great talent was that he could crystallise the plain man's thoughts into memorable verse and could express thoughts of the subtlest ingenuity. At a young age he was infected with tuberculosis of the spine that he likely contracted from his wet-nurse. This left him permanently deformed, subject to violent headaches and he …showed first 75 words of 2838 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2838 total…Christianity, and speculates about man's place in the world, as apart of the great chain of life. Also, he confronts the propriety of social values and morality The popularity of Pope, and indeed many other satirical poets gradually declined, as the themes and styles went gradually out of fashion. It was Oscar Wilde's opinion that "There are two ways of disliking poetry. One is not to like it, and the other is to read Pope"