1731, GREAT BRITAIN: The british poet ALEXANDER POPE (1688-1744), portrait by London Printed for Robert SAYER, engraved by Delin, in 1731. He is best known for his satirical verse, as well as for his translation of Homer. Famous for his use of the heroic couplet, he is the second-most frequently quoted writer in" The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations", after William Shakespeare