His most famous poem begins, "What dire Offence from am'rous Causes springs, What mighty Contests rise from trivial Things."
He was criticized for writing a poem sympathetic to a woman who commits suicide, which was titled Elegy to the Memory of an Unfortunate Lady. His most famous poem begins, "What dire Offence from am'rous Causes springs, What mighty Contests rise from trivial Things." Containing characters such as Belinda and Umbriel, it was written after he found out that somebody he knew had started a family feud by cutting the hair of the woman he loved. Name this poet who wrote The Rape of the Lock.
He was criticized for writing a poem sympathetic to a woman who commits suicide, which was titled Elegy to the Memory of an Unfortunate Lady.
(Alexander) Pope