A poem by Alexander Pope (1688-1744)
Parson, these things in thy possessing
Are better than the Bishop’s blessing.
A Wife that makes conserves; a Steed
That carries double when there’s need:
October store, and best Virginia,
Tithe-Pig, and mortuary Guinea:
Gazettes sent gratis down, and frank’d,
For which thy Patron’s weekly thank’d;
A large Concordance, bound long since:
Sermons to Charles the First, when Prince;
A Chronicle of ancient standing;
A Chrysostom to smooth thy band in.
The Polygot – three parts, – my text,
Howbeit, – likewise – now to my next.
Lo here the Septuagint, – and Paul,
To sum the whole, – the close of all.
He that has these, may pass his life,
Drink with the ‘Squire, and kiss his wife;
On Sundays preach, and eat his fill;
And fast on Fridays – if he will;
Toast Church and Queen, explain the News,
Talk with Church-Wardens about Pews,
Pray heartily for some new Gift,
And shake his head at Doctor S-t.
A few random poems:
- Алексей Николаевич Толстой – Золото
- The Hosts
- Алексей Плещеев – Лучше гибель без возврата
- What We Need Is Here by Wendell Berry
- Sweethearts by Mary Gilmore
- Family by Stacey Chillemi
- Николай Глазков – Дремота обрела права
- Pelleas And Ettarre poem – Lord Alfred Tennyson poems
- A Song of a Girl from Loyang by Wang Wei
- Grace by Sappho
- Cenotaph, Manitoulin Island by Todd H. C. Fischer
- Seaside Golf poem – John Betjeman poems
- ah, happy crow by Raj Arumugam
- Journey Of Life by Nikhil Srinivas
- Robert Burns: Poem On Pastoral Poetry :
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
- Юнна Мориц – Побег
- Юнна Мориц – Осень
- Юнна Мориц – О жизни, о жизни
- Юнна Мориц – Не вспоминай меня
- Юнна Мориц – На Трафальгарской площади ночной
- Юнна Мориц – На смерть Джульетты
- Юнна Мориц – Мой подвал
- Юнна Мориц – Малиновая кошка
- Юнна Мориц – Лето
- Юнна Мориц – Котик
- Юнна Мориц – Комарово
- Юнна Мориц – Это вьюги хрустящий калач
- Юнна Мориц – Это да, это нет
- Юнна Мориц – Дышать любовью, пить её, как воздух
- Юнна Мориц – Дрожащие губы и скрежет плаща
- Юнна Мориц – Цветок
- Юнна Мориц – Букет котов
- Юнна Мориц – Большой секрет для маленькой компании
- Юнна Мориц – Благолепие света
- Юнна Мориц – Бетани
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
