Moral Essays
Moral Essays (also known as Epistles to Several Persons) is a series of four poems on ethical subjects by Alexander Pope, published between 1731 and 1735. The individual poems are:
- Epistle to Cobham (1734, addressed to Sir Richard Temple, Lord Cobham), "Of the Knowledge and Characters of Men"
- Epistle to a Lady (1735, addressed to Martha Blount), "Of the Characters of Women"
- Epistle to Bathurst (1733, addressed to Allen, Lord Bathurst), "Of the Use of Riches"
- Epistle to Burlington (1731, addressed to Richard Boyle, Earl of Burlington), "Of False Taste"
Alexander Pope's Moral Essays were published between 1731 and 1735.
References
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- Ian Gordon. "Moral Essays." The Literary Encyclopedia. 24 Jan. 2002. Accessed 1 April 2008.<http://www.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=3487>
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