A poem by Alexander Pope (1688-1744) , the greatest English poet of “Augustan” or Georgian period
In merry old England it once was the rule
The King had his poet and also his fool
But now were so frugal I have you to know it
That Cibber can serve both for fool and for poet!
A few random poems:
- Robert Burns: Fickle Fortune: Fragment
- Epigram on Jessy Staig’s recovery by Robert Burns
- Sporting Acquaintances by Siegfried Sassoon
- Phantom by Samuel Coleridge
- Алексей Жемчужников – Себе
- Олег Бундур – Из магазина
- Looking Across The Fields And Watching The Birds Fly by Wallace Stevens
- A March Afternoon poem – Amy Cavanaugh poems | Poems and Poetry
- Зинаида Александрова – Сама
- Степан Щипачев – Застольное слово
- Robert Burns: Kirk and State Excisemen:
- Владимир Луговской – Лимонная ночь
- A Tale of Christmas Eve by William Topaz McGonagall
- A Roxbury Garden poem – Amy Lowell poems | Poems and Poetry
- Indian Weavers by Sarojini Naidu
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
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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.