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:
- Conviction (iii) by Stevie Smith
- Orlando Furioso Canto 1 by Ludovico Ariosto
- Matter For Gratitude poem – Ambrose Bierce poems | Poems and Poetry
- Lines to an Old Sweetheart by Robert Burns
- Wardens Of The Wave poem – Alfred Austin
- Михаил Кузмин – Все дни у Бога хороши
- Robert Burns: Stanzas On The Same Occasion [Prospect of Death]:
- Ghosts of a Lunatic Asylum by Stephen Vincent Benet
- Incident Characteristic Of A Favorite Dog by William Wordsworth
- The Cobweb by Raymond Carver
- Children’s Taste by Nijole Miliauskaite
- What the Coal-Heaver Said by Vachel Lindsay
- Spilt Milk by William Butler Yeats
- Fire’s Reflection by Rainer Maria Rilke
- Олег Бундур – Дождь
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
- Recollection
- Practising The Anthem
- Practising Anthem
- Peace
- On Australian Hills
- Mirage
- Memoriam
- Mates
- Lord Nevils Advice
- Lord Nevil039s Advice
- Looking In The Fire
- Looking Fire
- Learn
- Last Battle Cid
- Influence
- Individuality
- In Memoriam
- Honour
- Home Sick
- Holy Communion
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
