Elegy to the Memory of an Unfortunate Lady
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"Elegy to the Memory of an Unfortunate Lady", also called "Verses to the Memory of an Unfortunate Lady", is a poem in heroic couplets by Alexander Pope, first published in his Works of 1717.[1] Though only 82 lines long, it has become one of Pope's most celebrated pieces.
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Elegy to the Memory of an Unfortunate Lady | |
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by Alexander Pope | |
First published in | The Works of Mr Alexander Pope (1717) |
Metre | Iambic pentameter |
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