Alexander Pope Born in the city of London, Alexander Pope is regarded to as the leading 18th century English poet, and as the greatest of all English verse satirists. His father and mother being Roman Catholics were prohibited from living within ten miles of London due to new acts of Parliament in the late 1600's. Between 1696 and 1700 Pope was tutored at home by a priest, and then enrolled in two Catholic schools, but was mainly …showed first 75 words of 1155 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1155 total…pride, which is related to the lack of personal writing experience. He suggests that only the true geniuses, such as the great writers before him, can only overcome this pride to achieve reason. Alexander Pope's mastery of satire, the heroic couplet, and his stylistic approach of writing (both in first person and in a dialogue format) that makes "Epistle to Dr. Arbuthnot" and all of his other poems and writings admired and understood throughout history.