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:
- Юргис Балтрушайтис – Элегия (Мысль в разлуке с вещим сном)
- The West Wind by William Cullen Bryant
- Address to His Elbow-Chair, New Cloath’d, An by William Somervile
- Sonnet 119: What potions have I drunk of Siren tears by William Shakespeare
- You Smile Upon Your Friend To-Day poem – A. E. Housman
- The Way poem – Amy Lowell poems | Poems and Poetry
- Sonnet 78: So oft have I invoked thee for my Muse by William Shakespeare
- Elegy to the Memory of an Unfortunate Lady poem – Alexander Pope
- Know, Celia, Since Thou Art So Proud by Thomas Carew
- Федор Сологуб – Я иду от дома к дому
- Mustard Flowers
- An Ode, On Reading Mr. Richardson’s History Of Sir Charles Grandison by William Cowper
- Written In A Volume Of The Comtesse De Noailles
- Power Of Love by Valentine Mbagu
- Sonnet CLII by William Shakespeare
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
- Dublinesque by Philip Larkin
- Dockery And Son by Philip Larkin
- Days by Philip Larkin
- Cut Grass by Philip Larkin
- Counting by Philip Larkin
- Continuing To Live by Philip Larkin
- Church Going by Philip Larkin
- Breadfruit by Philip Larkin
- Best Society by Philip Larkin
- Aubade by Philip Larkin
- At Grass by Philip Larkin
- Arrival by Philip Larkin
- Annus Mirabilis by Philip Larkin
- An Arundel Tomb by Philip Larkin
- Ambulances by Philip Larkin
- A Study Of Reading Habits by Philip Larkin
- You Can Have It by Philip Levine
- Wisteria by Philip Levine
- Where We Live Now by Philip Levine
- What Work Is by Philip Levine
More external links (open in a new tab):
Doska or the Board – write anything
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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.