(Line 35-36) These lines stating that we understand ourselves. ... "(Line 108) Pope carefully examines the nature of Christianity and Christians by calling them out saying that they also want material goods. ... In "An Essay on Man" Pope states "But vindicate the ways of God to man" (Line 16) which Pope says this is the full purpose of the poem making this the critical line. When Alexander Pope wrote line 16, he wrote it as a variation of John Milton's "Paradise Lost" opening lines. ... The key line of "An Essay on Man" is "But vindicate t...

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