The Rape of the Lock (1714). By: Alexander Pope: Canto I. II. III. IV. V. (The SECOND EDITION).

Alexander Pope (21 May 1688 - 30 May 1744) was an 18th-century English poet. He is best known for his satirical verse, his translation of Homer and for his use of the heroic couplet. He is the second-most frequently quoted writer in The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations after Shakespeare. Early life: Alexander Pope was born to Alexander Pope Senior (1646-1717), a linen merchant of Plough Court, Lombard Street, London, and his wife Edith (née Turner) (1643-1733), who were both Catholics.[3] Ed...