A being darkly wise and rudely great
- DMI number:
- 28217
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Evidence:
- First Line:
- A being darkly wise and rudely great
- Last Line:
- The glory jest and riddle of the world
- Poem Genre / Form:
- Philosophic poetry, Extract / snippet from longer work, and Couplet
- Themes:
- Philosophical enquiry
- Author:
- Alexander Pope
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- Extract from Essay on Man, Epistle II. Twickenham edition III i.
- Title:
- Memoirs of the life and writings of Alexander Pope, esq. [ESTC T88302]
- Page No(s):
- p.323
- Poem Title:
- [No title]
- Attribution:
- Mr. Pope.
- Attributed To:
- Alexander Pope
Poem Aliases
Pope. Essay on Man. Epistle 2.
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