An Essay on Man: Moral Essays and SatiresReadHowYouWant.com, 16. apr 2009 - 236 pages An Essay on Man: Moral Essays and Satires is a masterpiece by Pope, who asserts that all is good and that which is bad is not properly comprehended by human perception. Popularizing an optimistic view of life, these works are is inspiring and thought-provoking. |
Contents
POPES POEMS | 1 |
SATIRES | 116 |
SATIRES AND EPISTLES OF HORACE IMITATED | 134 |
THE SATIRES OF DR JOHN DONNE DEAN OF ST PAULS | 191 |
EPILOGUE TO THE SATIRES IN TWO DIALOGUES WRITTEN | 207 |
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