A poem by Alexander Pope (1688-1744) , the greatest English poet of “Augustan” or Georgian period
Thou who shalt stop, where Thames’ translucent wave
Shines a broad Mirror thro’ the shadowy Cave;
Where ling’ring drops from min’ral Roofs distill,
And pointed Crystals break the sparkling Rill,
Unpolish’d Gems no ray on Pride bestow,
And latent Metals innocently glow.
Approach! Great Nature studiously behold;
And eye the Mine without a wish for Gold.
Approach; but awful! Lo! th’ Egerian Grot,
Where, nobly-pensive, St. John sate and thought;
Where British sighs from dying Wyndham stole,
And the bright flame was shot thro’ Marchmont’s Soul.
Let such, such only tread this sacred Floor,
Who dare to love their Country, and be poor.
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Poems in English
- Вера Звягинцева – Шафрановым загаром
- Вера Звягинцева – Психея
- Вера Звягинцева – Пойдёте пешком на кладбище
- Вера Звягинцева – Околдовано сердце моё
- Вера Звягинцева – Не пастушка и не Психея
- Вера Звягинцева – На смерть Есенина
- Вера Звягинцева – Моя любовь к Армении похожа
- Вера Звягинцева – Летите, летите зелёные долы
- Вера Звягинцева – Карусель
- Вера Звягинцева – Качаешься в гробу стеклянном
- Вера Звягинцева – Другу-переводчику
- Вера Звягинцева – А если ты любишь не можешь
- Вергилий – Скопа
- Вергилий – Лидия
- Вергилий – Георгики
- Вергилий – Буколики
- Вероника Тушнова – Молчание
- Вероника Тушнова – Мне говорят, нету такой любви
- Вероника Тушнова – Мать
- Вероника Тушнова – Люблю
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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.