"Hope springs eternal in the human breast:
Man never Is, but always To be blest:"
what's the name of the poem or essay by alexander pope that this is from? Is it called "An essay on a man"?
Yes.
I've seen it listed as any of the following:
An Essay on Man
Essay on Man
The Essay on Man
I think what Pope named it is "Essay on Man" -- no The or An in front.
http://www.google.com/search?q=essay+on+man&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=ie7&rlz=1I7SUNA
Yes I have seen it here too... An Essay on Man
Essay on Man
The Essay on Man