A poem by Alexander Pope (1688-1744)
Of Manners gentle, of Affections mild;
In Wit, a Man; Simplicity, a Child:
With native Humour temp’ring virtuous Rage,
Form’d to delight at once and lash the age:
Above Temptation, in a low Estate, 5
And uncorrupted, ev’n among the Great:
A safe Companion, and an easy Friend,
Unblam’d thro’ Life, lamented in thy End.
These are Thy Honours! not that here thy Bust
Is mix’d with Heroes, or with Kings thy dust; 10
But that the Worthy and the Good shall say,
Striking their pensive bosoms-Here lies GAY.

A few random poems:
- “Come listen, ye students of every degree” by Tobias Smollett
- Николай Гумилев – Моя мечта летит к далекому Парижу
- Шекспир – Пример тебе подобной красоты – Сонет 84
- Омар Хайям – Есть много вер, и все несхожи
- Epigram : The Cottager And His Landlord. A Fable (Translated From Milton) by William Cowper
- Brothers poem – Gerard Manley Hopkins poems
- Angel Of Better Days To Come
- Readen Ov A Head-Stwone by William Barnes
- The Sky A-Clearen by William Barnes
- Doomes-Day: The Third Houre by William Alexander
- The Polar Koala Bear by Robby Charters
- Ballade Of Aucassin poem – Andrew Lang poems
- Introspection In Evening poem – Amy Cavanaugh poems | Poems and Poetry
- My Garden by Thomas Edward Brown
- Владимир Солоухин – Яблоко
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
- The Old Maids Story
- The Night
- The Mob
- The Midnight Mass
- The Magic Wand
- The Legend Of Lady Gertrude
- The Last Battle Of The Cid
- The Kind Word
- The Hands That Hang Down
- The Hand In The Dark
- The Future Verdict
- The Easter Decorations
- The Dawn
- The Dawn Of Gods Sabbath
- The Crown Of Thorns
- The Coo Of The Cushat
- The Candle Of The Lord
- The Baptistry
- Sic Vos Non Vobis
- Seed Time And Harvest
More external links (open in a new tab):
Doska or the Board – write anything
Search engines:
Yandex – the best search engine for searches in Russian (and the best overall image search engine, in any language, anywhere)
Qwant – the best search engine for searches in French, German as well as Romance and Germanic languages.
Ecosia – a search engine that supposedly… plants trees
Duckduckgo – the real alternative and a search engine that actually works. Without much censorship or partisan politics.
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