Elegy to the Memory of an Unfortunate Lady

The "Elegy to the Memory of an Unfortunate Lady" is a poem in heroic couplets by Alexander Pope, first published in his Works of 1717. Though only 82 lines long, it has become one of Pope's most celebrated pieces.

References

• John Butt, ed., The Poems of Alexander Pope: A Reduced Version of the Twickenham Text. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1963, pp. 262-4. ISBN 0300000308. (Used for poem text and date originally published.)
• John Wesley, "Thoughts on the Character and Writings of Mr. Prior" and "Journals" in Wesley's Works as given in "The Master Christian Library" v. 8 (by Ages Software).
• Maynard Mack, Alexander Pope: A Life. NY: Norton, 1985, pp. 312-19. ISBN 0393305295.
• Samuel Johnson, "Pope" , in Donald Greene, ed., Samuel Johnson: The Major Works. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1984, p. 739. ISBN 0192840428.