Philosophical poem · 1734

An Essay on Man

In Four Epistles to Henry St John, Lord Bolingbroke

by Alexander Pope

Pope’s attempt, in polished couplets, to ‘vindicate the ways of God to Man’ — four epistles on man’s place in the universe, himself, society, and happiness.

Contents · 4 parts

• Epistle Iabout 290 lines
• Epistle IIabout 290 lines
• Epistle IIIabout 320 lines
• Epistle IVabout 400 lines

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