Impromptu, to Lady Winchelsea poem – Alexander Pope

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.

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• Closed Path by Rabindranath Tagore by Rabindranath Tagore
• Chain Of Pearls by Rabindranath Tagore by Rabindranath Tagore
• Brink Of Eternity by Rabindranath Tagore by Rabindranath Tagore
• Benediction by Rabindranath Tagore by Rabindranath Tagore
• Beggarly Heart by Rabindranath Tagore by Rabindranath Tagore
• Baby’s World by Rabindranath Tagore by Rabindranath Tagore
• Baby’s Way by Rabindranath Tagore by Rabindranath Tagore
• Authorship by Rabindranath Tagore by Rabindranath Tagore
• A Moments Indulgence by Rabindranath Tagore by Rabindranath Tagore
• Who Is This? by Rabindranath Tagore by Rabindranath Tagore
• Where The Mind Is Without Fear by Rabindranath Tagore by Rabindranath Tagore
• When The Two Sisters Go To Fetch Water by Rabindranath Tagore by Rabindranath Tagore
• When I Go Alone At Night by Rabindranath Tagore by Rabindranath Tagore
• When I Go Alone At Night by Rabindranath Tagore by Rabindranath Tagore
• We Are To Play The Game Of Death by Rabindranath Tagore by Rabindranath Tagore
• We Are To Play The Game Of Death by Rabindranath Tagore by Rabindranath Tagore
• Waiting by Rabindranath Tagore by Rabindranath Tagore
• Waiting For The Beloved — English Translation by Rabindranath Tagore by Rabindranath Tagore
• Tumi Sandhyar Meghamala – You Are A Cluster Of Clouds – Translation by Rabindranath Tagore by Rabindranath Tagore
• This Dog by Rabindranath Tagore by Rabindranath Tagore

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