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:
- Николай Заболоцкий – Мир однолик, но двойственна природа
- Once Upon A Wandering Mind poem – Ysabelle Moriarty poems | Poetry Monster
- Ок Мельникова – Let it be
- Василий Жуковский – Гомер
- Sonnet 52: So am I as the rich whose blessèd key by William Shakespeare
- The Lady And The Earthenware Head by Sylvia Plath
- October by William Cullen Bryant
- Letter to my father by Preeth Nambiar
- Robert Burns: The Ordination : For sense they little owe to frugal Heav’n- To please the mob, they hide the little giv’n.
- For My Young Friends Who Are Afraid by William Stafford
- Валерий Брюсов – Из Александрийской антологии. К Сапфо
- Eternity by Samuel Stephen Wakdok
- Autumn poem – Ysabelle Moriarty poems | Poetry Monster
- A Superscription On Sir Philip Sidney’s Arcadia, Sent For A Token by William Strode
- Гавриил Державин – К первому соседу
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
- After Apple-Picking by Robert Frost
- Acquainted With the Night by Robert Frost
- Acceptance by Robert Frost
- A Winter Eden by Robert Frost
- A Time to Talk by Robert Frost
- A Star in a Stoneboat by Robert Frost
- A Soldier by Robert Frost
- A Servant to Servants by Robert Frost
- A Question by Robert Frost
- A Prayer in Spring by Robert Frost
- A Peck of Gold by Robert Frost
- A Patch of Old Snow by Robert Frost
- A Passing Glimpse by Robert Frost
- A Minor Bird by Robert Frost
- A Late Walk by Robert Frost
- A Hundred Collars by Robert Frost
- A Hillside Thaw by Robert Frost
- A Girl’s Garden by Robert Frost
- A Fountain, a Bottle, a Donkey’s Ears, and Some Books by Robert Frost
- A Dream Pang by Robert Frost
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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.