Histories are more full of Examples of the Fidelity of dogs than of Friends.

Alexander Pope

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Man's best friend Man and animals Friends Dogs

Author

Alexander Pope

Source

Letters of Alexander Pope

Medium

Letter

Language

English

Time

1709 1700s 18th century

Era

Age of Enlightenment

Occupation

Poet Writer

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United Kingdom Europe

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Original Citation

Pope, Alexander. Letter to Henry Cromwell. 19 Oct. 1709.

Current Citation

Pope, Alexander. "To Cromwell, 19 October 1709." Alexander Pope: Selected Letters, edited by Howard Erksine-Hill. Oxford University Press, 2000, no. 16.

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Time
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