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    Alexander Pope (21 May 1688 O.S. – 30 May 1744) was an English poet, translator, and satirist of the Enlightenment era who is considered one of the most...
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    Pope Alexander VI (born Rodrigo de Borja; 1 January 1431 – 18 August 1503) (epithet: Valentinus ("The Valencian")) was head of the Catholic Church and...
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  • popes and one antipope named Alexander. Pope Alexander I (c. 75 – c. 115), reigned c. 107 – c. 115 Pope Alexander I of Alexandria (fl. 313–326) Pope Alexander...
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    Pope Alexander III (c. 1100/1105 – 30 August 1181), born Roland (Italian: Rolando), was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from...
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    Pope Alexander VII (Italian: Alessandro VII; 13 February 1599 – 22 May 1667), born Fabio Chigi, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal...
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    Pope Alexander VIII (Italian: Alessandro VIII; 22 April 1610 – 1 February 1691), born Pietro Vito Ottoboni, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of...
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    Pope Alexander I (Greek: Αλέξανδρος, died c. 115) was the bishop of Rome from about 108/109 to 116/119 (according to the 2012 Annuario Pontificio). Some...
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    Pope Alexander IV (1199 or c. 1185 – 25 May 1261) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 12 December 1254 to his death. He...
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    1058–1061) Pope Alexander III (pope 1159–1181) Pope Alexander IV (pope 1243–1254) Pope Alexander V ("Peter Philarges" c. 1339–1410) Pope Alexander VI (1492–1503)...
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  • Pope Alexander II (1010/1015 – 21 April 1073), born Anselm of Baggio, was the head of the Roman Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 1061...
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  • nature and role of the pastoral, primarily between Ambrose Philips and Alexander Pope, and then between their followers, but such a controversy was only possible...
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  • Alexander Pope (1688–1744) was an English poet. Alexander Pope may also refer to: Alexander Pope (actor) (1763–1835), Irish actor and painter Alexander...
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    The Tomb of Pope Alexander VII is a sculptural monument designed and partially executed by the Italian artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini. It is located in the...
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    Western Schism by recognising the Roman popes as legitimate. Gregory XII's reign was extended to 1415, and Alexander V is now regarded as an antipope. Peter...
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    competitive, comparing painting and sculpture. 18th-century British poet Alexander Pope was partial to ut pictura poesis. He considered both painting and poetry...
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  • βάθος, lit. "depth") is a literary term, first used in this sense in Alexander Pope's 1727 essay "Peri Bathous", to describe an amusingly failed attempt...
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  • of knowledge of art and science, it was popularized by a couplet in Alexander Pope's 1711 poem "An Essay on Criticism": "A little learning is a dang'rous...
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    former walled kitchen garden. The author and poet Alexander Pope lived at what is now called Pope's Manor in Popeswood with his parents when he was young...
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  • Pope Alexander of Alexandria may refer to: Pope Alexander I of Alexandria, Patriarch of Alexandria in 313–326 or 328 Pope Alexander II of Alexandria,...
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    considered to be true popes. Alexander: Antipope Alexander V (1409–1410) was listed in the Annuario Pontificio as a legitimate pope until the 20th century...
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    An Essay on Man (category Works by Alexander Pope)
    "An Essay on Man" is a poem published by Alexander Pope in 1733–1734. It was dedicated to Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke (pronounced 'Bull-en-brook')...
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    The pope (Latin: papa, from Ancient Greek: πάππας, romanized: páppas, lit. 'father') is the bishop of Rome and the visible head of the worldwide Catholic...
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  • Alexander Pope (1763 – 22 March 1835) was an Irish actor and painter. He was born in Cork, Ireland. He was educated to follow his father's profession of...
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  • Sporus avoided this public humiliation by committing suicide. In 1735, Alexander Pope wrote a satirical poem that mocked the courtier Lord Hervey, who had...
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    Alexander Pope Jr. (March 25, 1849 – September 9, 1924) was an American artist, both in paint and wood carving, mostly of sporting and still life subjects...
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    depict his brother Robert, is adorned with the phrase. In The Dunciad, Alexander Pope writes of John Henley that he "turned his rhetoric to buffoonry" by...
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    Pope's villa was the residence of Alexander Pope at Twickenham, then a village west of London in Middlesex. He moved there in 1719 and created gardens...
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    The Rape of the Lock (category Works by Alexander Pope)
    The Rape of the Lock is a mock-heroic narrative poem written by Alexander Pope. One of the most commonly cited examples of high burlesque, it was first...
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  • hides his diving Flood; And silent Darent, stain'd with Danish Blood. — Alexander Pope, Windsor Forest (lines 335–346) Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap...
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    An Essay on Criticism (category Works by Alexander Pope)
    Criticism is one of the first major poems written by the English writer Alexander Pope (1688–1744), published in 1711. It is the source of the famous quotations...
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