Nov 19, 2008

Famous Quotes | A needless Alexandrine ends the...

A needless Alexandrine ends the song,
That, like a wounded snake, drags its slow length along. - Alexander Pope Attribution: Alexander Pope (1688–1744), British poet. Essay on Criticism (Fr. II). . . Poetical Works [Alexander Pope]. Herbert Davis, ed. (1978; repr. 1990) Oxford University Press.

Categories: Poetry And Poets, Versification