Behold the child, by nature's kindly law
Pleased with a rattle, tickled with a straw.

Alexander Pope

An Essay on Man

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Simple pleasures Children

Author

Alexander Pope

Source

An Essay on Man

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1733 1730s 18th century

Era

Age of Enlightenment

Occupation

Poet Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Original Citation

Pope, Alexander. "An Essay on Man." London: J. Wilford, 1733, I. ep. 2, 275-276.

Current Citation

Pope, Alexander. "An Essay on Man." The Major Works, edited by Pat Rogers. Oxford University Press, 2009, ep. 2, l. 275-276.

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Original Citation

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Current Citation

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If this is the best of possible worlds, what then are the others?

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Source
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Medium
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Genre
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Statement Type
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Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

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