A poem by Alexander Pope (1688-1744)
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:
- Robert Burns: Rantin’, Rovin’ Robin:
- A Cat Perched on the Railing poem – Amy Cavanaugh poems | Poems and Poetry
- An Autumn Picture poem – Alfred Austin
- Олег Бундур – Без меня
- A Tale of Starvation poem – Amy Lowell poems | Poems and Poetry
- The Milk-Maid O’ The Farm by William Barnes
- Нина Воронель – Санкт-Петербург
- Dead Musicians by Siegfried Sassoon
- The Gift by Sara Teasdale
- Яков Полонский – Неотвязная
- Bright Star, Would I Were Steadfast As Thou Art poem – John Keats poems
- Владимир Маяковский – Сейчас беднее нас нет… (РОСТА №742)
- Нина Гаген-Торн – Тихо пальцы опускаю
- Василий Жуковский – Деревенский сторож в полночь
- Владимир Бенедиктов – Южная ночь
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
Search engines:
Yandex – the best search engine for searches in Russian (and the best overall image search engine, in any language, anywhere)
Qwant – the best search engine for searches in French, German as well as Romance and Germanic languages.
Ecosia – a search engine that supposedly… plants trees
Duckduckgo – the real alternative and a search engine that actually works. Without much censorship or partisan politics.
Yahoo– yes, it’s still around, amazingly, miraculously, incredibly, but now it seems to be powered by Bing.
Parallel Translations of Poetry
The Poetry Repository – an online library of poems, poetry, verse and poetic works
