A poem by Alexander Pope (1688-1744) , the greatest English poet of “Augustan” or Georgian period
In vain you boast Poetic Names of yore,
And cite those Sapho’s we admire no more:
Fate doom’d the Fall of ev’ry Female Wit,
But doom’d it then when first Ardelia writ.
Of all Examples by the World confest,
I knew Ardelia could not quote the best;
Who, like her Mistress on Britannia’s Throne;
Fights, and subdues in Quarrels not her own.
To write their Praise you but in vain essay;
Ev’n while you write, you take that Praise away:
Light to the Stars the Sun does thus restore,
But shines himself till they are seen no more.
A few random poems:
- Who does she think she is…. by Shel Silverstein
- English Poetry. Adam Lindsay Gordon. Bellona. Адам Линдсей Гордон.
- Robert Burns: Meg O’ The Mill : Another Version
- The Search by Pornika Ganguly
- A Man Young And Old: IX. The Secrets Of The Old by William Butler Yeats
- Much In Little by Yvor Winters
- Robert Burns: The Ordination : For sense they little owe to frugal Heav’n- To please the mob, they hide the little giv’n.
- Шекспир – Я лью потоки горьких слез – Сонет 44
- “Advance – Come Forth From Thy Tyrolean Ground” by William Wordsworth
- Ghazal 314 by Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi
- Passion Of My Heart by Stevens Cadet
- Владимир Высоцкий – День рождения лейтенанта милиции в ресторане “Берлин”
- Джон Донн – Лекция о тени
- Иван Дмитриев – Смерть и Умирающий
- Владимир Высоцкий – Зарисовка о Ленинграде
External links
Bat’s Poetry Page – more poetry by Fledermaus
Talking Writing Monster’s Page –
Batty Writing – the bat’s idle chatter, thoughts, ideas and observations, all original, all fresh
Poems in English
- Out Of The Window
- On The Bus
- Minoan Porcelain
- Love Song
- Lapr S Midi Dun Faune
- Italy
- Inspiration
- In Uncertainty To A Lady
- Doors Of The Temple
- Darkness
- Crapulous Impression
- Complaint Of A Poet Manqu
- By The Fire
- Books And Thoughts
- Anniversaries
- A Melody By Scarlatti
- A Little Memory
- The Storm
- The State
- The Poor Fisherman
More external links (open in a new tab):
Doska or the Board – write anything
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Parallel Translations of Poetry
The Poetry Repository – an online library of poems, poetry, verse and poetic works
Alexander Pope (1688 – 1744) was a a post-Restoration English poet and satirist. He is a poet of the (British) Augustan period and one of its greatest artistic exponents.