Please visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/39346to listen full audiobooks. Title: Elegy to the Memory of an Unfortunate Lady Author: Alexander Pope Narrator: Denis Daly Format: mp3 Length: 9 mins Release date: 10-16-24 Ratings: Not rated yet Genres: Poetry Publisher's Summary: This short poem, first published in 1717, became one of Pope's best-known verse works. The actual history of the lady appears to have been intentionally concealed by the poet under a mysterious veil. Dr. Johnson offers the following details, based on the content of the poem: that the lady was distinguished by her rank, fortune, and beauty; that she was committed to the care of an uncle who was being crossed in her affections by her guardian, who opposed her marriage.

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