A poem by Alexander Pope (1688-1744) , the greatest English poet of “Augustan” or Georgian period
Here, shunning idleness at once and praise,
This radiant pile nine rural sisters raise;
The glittering emblem of each spotless dame,
Clear as her soul and shining as her frame;
Beauty which nature only can impart,
And such a polish as disgraces art;
But Fate disposed them in this humble sort,
And hid in deserts what would charm a Court.
A few random poems:
- Orlando Furioso Canto 17 by Ludovico Ariosto
- Two Lovers And A Beachcomber By The Real Sea by Sylvia Plath
- Robert Burns: Stanzas On Naething: Extempore Epistle to Gavin Hamilton, Esq.
- The Rose and the Cross poem – Aleister Crowley poems | Poetry Monster
- Владимир Маяковский – За женщиной
- In A Letter To C. P. Esq. In Imitation Of Shakspeare by William Cowper
- Sassoon’s Public Statement Of Defiance by Siegfried Sassoon
- Oh fair enough are sky and plain poem – A. E. Housman
- Song—Ae fond Kiss by Robert Burns
- Boot And Saddle by Robert Browning
- Вероника Тушнова – Мать
- Владимир Луговской – Спасибо
- The Road To Ruin by Siegfried Sassoon
- Untimely Leave by Rabindranath Tagore
- Double Ballade Of Primitive Man poem – Andrew Lang poems
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
- Sacrifice And Love
- Rule I By Eric Mottram Stop Writing Literature You Garrulous Indian
- Poetry And Politics
- Poem Stories
- Plato
- Peace Universal Good
- Paralipomemnon
- Our Refuge
- One Sweet White Light
- New Land
- Motionless Body
- Mother
- Minimalism And The Elm Choka
- Mark
- Love Flower
- Love
- Lord God Have Mercy On Me
- Libation
- Least In A List
- Interpret The Light
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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.