Poetical Works of Alexander Pope. Pope was an English poet, translator, and satirist of the Enlightenment era who is considered one of the most prominent English poets of the early 18th century. It's from Pope that we get the lines "damning with faint praise" and "to err is human; to forgive, divine". Gilded pages. Illustrated by Sir Godfrey Kneller and R. C. Bell. This book includes 21 pages on the Life of Alexander Pope and 7 pages of Author's Notes. Pages 19 to 30 are being held in the book by a thread.. Some writing on the 2nd page: "Offered for competition by Headmaster." "English Prose Composition - 3rd Prize --Awarded to -- Miss Jane Scott County ?? School Dundas ?? 1870 }" "Jan XII". 448 pages of Pope's work and 24 pages of the Catalogue of Popular and Standard Books Published By William P. Nimmo. Images are of actual book.
