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:
- The Mower’s Song poem – Andrew Marvell poems
- Gesture Theory A Villanelle
- Огюст Барбье – Отъезд
- English Poetry. Madison Julius Cawein. Garden and Gardener. Мэдисон Джулиус Кавейн.
- The Other Half by Shaunna Harper
- Юлия Друнина – Убивали молодость мою
- A Cure At Porlock poem – Amy Clampitt poems | Poems and Poetry
- Pad, Pad by Stevie Smith
- Gareth And Lynette poem – Lord Alfred Tennyson poems
- The Gyres by William Butler Yeats
- Такахама Кёси – Мох зеленый примят
- Once Was A Singer For God Remembering Nekia
- Beautiful Aberfoyle by William Topaz McGonagall
- Николай Языков – А. Н. Татаринову (Здорово, брат! Поставь сюда две чаши)
- Those seven days by Vinaya Kumar Hanumanthappa
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
- Hand Dark
- Granny
- Future Verdict
- Easter Decorations
- Dawnlight On The Sea
- Dawn
- Dawn God039s Sabbath
- Candle Lord
- By The Camp Fire
- By A Norfolk Broad
- Baptistry
- Aunt Dorothys Lecture
- At Sea
- At Long Last
- An Old Doll
- An Anniversary
- All Saints Day 1868
- All Saints Day 1867
- After Our Likeness
- A Story At Dusk
More external links (open in a new tab):
Doska or the Board – write anything
Search engines:
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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
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.