A poem by Alexander Pope (1688-1744) , the greatest English poet of “Augustan” or Georgian period
When other fair ones to the shades go down,
Still Chloe, Flavin, Delia, stay in town:
Those ghosts of beauty wandering here reside,
And haunt the places where their honour died.
A few random poems:
- The Broomfield Hill poem – Andrew Lang poems
- The Human Tragedy ACT I poem – Alfred Austin
- Владимир Маяковский – Вот молочный налог… (Главполитпросвет №217)
- II. The Pauper Witch of Grafton by Robert Frost
- To Songs At the Marriage Of The Lord Fauconberg And The Lady Mary Cromwell poem – Andrew Marvell poems
- Live Baits by Satish Verma
- Do not weep, maiden, for war is kind by Stephen Crane
- Олег Григорьев – Сказал я девушке кротко
- When I Married Halld R Laxness
- I the People poem – Alice Notley
- Владимир Британишский – Куда ты уйдешь
- Владимир Маяковский – Даешь материальную базу
- Владимир Высоцкий – В этом доме большом раньше пьянка была
- Ho, everyone that thirsteth poem – A. E. Housman
- Алишер Навои – Нет, не от слез кровавых одежда моя красней
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
- Reason Use It Divine Matters
- Reason The Use Of It In Divine Matters
- Platonick Love
- On The Death Of Sir Henry Wootton
- On The Death Of Mr William Hervey
- On The Death Of Mr Crashaw
- Of Wit
- Not Fair
- Life
- Hymn To Light
- Hymn Light
- Epitaph
- Despair
- Death Sir Henry Wootton
- Davideis Sacred Poem Troubles David Excerpt
- Davideis A Sacred Poem Of The Troubles Of David Excerpt
- Cousel
- Constantias Song
- Constantia039s Song
- Concealment
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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.