The caption for this illustration that dates to around 1865 reads: And the carriage having stopped. She took the child in her arms and carried him into the house. The child is Alexander Pope, an English poet who lived from 1688 to 1744. Among his works are Essay on Criticism, The Rape of the Lock, and An Essay on Man. The lady is Alexander's aunt who doted on him. Alexander had been a bit hunchbacked from birth.

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