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Person    | Male  Born 21/5/1688  Died 30/5/1744

Alexander Pope

Categories: Poetry

Alexander Pope

Poet. Born Lombard Street. A childhood illness left him only 4 and a half feet tall, hunchbacked, crippled and with chronic pain. Best known for his satirical poems. Also a wit: "And all who told it added something new, and all who heard it, made enlargements too." "An honest man's the noblest work of God." Died at his home in Cross Deep, Twickenham (where can still be seen). Buried next to his parents in Twickenham church.

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Alexander Pope

In a house in this Court Alexander Pope, poet, was born, 1688. The Corporatio...

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Alexander Pope - W4

Alexander Pope, 1688 - 1744, poet, lived in this row, Mawson's Buildings, 171...

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Mawson Arms and Fox and Hounds

The Mawson Arms The Fox and Hounds Brewing on this site can be traced back ov...

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Toy Inn

The site of the Toy Inn. An ancient hostelry of note. Built for Oliver Cromwe...

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