The universal prayer: By the author of the Essay on man., Alexander Pope. The universal prayer: By the author of the Essay on man. Pope, Alexander, 1688-1744. 7,[1]p. ; 2⁰. London : printed for R. Dodsley, 1738. The author of the Essay on man = Alexander Pope. This edition has "Incence" in last line. Reproduction of original from the British Library. Foxon, P982 Griffith, 492 English Short Title Catalog, ESTCT5757. Electronic data. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2003. Page image (PNG). Digitized image of the microfilm version produced in Woodbridge, CT by Research Publications, 1982-2002 (later known as Primary Source Microfilm, an imprint of the Gale Group).