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poem by Alexander Pope

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"An Essay on Man" is a poem published by Alexander Pope in 1733–1734. It is an effort to rationalize or rather "vindicate the ways of God to man" (l.16), a variation of John Milton's claim in the opening lines of Paradise Lost, that he will "justifie the wayes of God to men" (1.26). It is concerned with the natural order God has decreed for man. Because man cannot know God's purposes, he cannot complain about his position in the great chain of being (ll.33–34) and must accept that "Whatever is, is right" (l.292). More than any other work, it popularized optimistic philosophy throughout England and the rest of Europe.

Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image by Pope, Alexander, 1688-1744 via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain).

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