| Elegy to the Memory of an Unfortunate Lady | |
|---|---|
| by Alexander Pope | |
.png) Title and opening lines in the first edition of Works (1717) | |
| First published in | The Works of Mr Alexander Pope (1717) |
| Metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Full text | |
 Elegy to the Memory of an Unfortunate Lady at Wikisource | |
"Elegy to the Memory of an Unfortunate Lady", also called "Verses to the Memory of an Unfortunate Lady", is a poem in heroic couplets by Alexander Pope, first published in his Works of 1717.[1] Though only 82 lines long, it has become one of Pope's most celebrated pieces.