A poem by Alexander Pope (1688-1744) , the greatest English poet of “Augustan” or Georgian period
Authors the world and their dull brains have traced
To fix the ground where Paradise was placed;
Mind not their learned whims and idle talk;
Here, here’s the place where these bright angels walk.
A few random poems:
- Eve of spring by Vladimir Marku
- Анатолий Жигулин – Из больничной тетради
- Where Lies The Land To Which Yon Ship Must Go? by William Wordsworth
- On The Death Of Mrs. Throckmorton’s Bullfinch by William Cowper
- To A Lady On The Death Of The Three Relations by Phillis Wheatley
- Brought From Beyond poem – Amy Clampitt poems | Poems and Poetry
- Юлий Даниэль – А в это время
- Émigrés by Anna Barkova
- Владислав Ходасевич – О, если б в этот час желанного покоя
- Clouds by Philip Levine
- Manifestations by Tom Shea
- Woman And The Weed poem – Andrew Lang poems
- Naighbour Pla Meätes by William Barnes
- Олег Бундур – Дождь
- Владимир Степанов – Гном (Буква Г)
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
- Out Of The Window
- On The Bus
- Minoan Porcelain
- Love Song
- Lapr S Midi Dun Faune
- Italy
- Inspiration
- In Uncertainty To A Lady
- Doors Of The Temple
- Darkness
- Crapulous Impression
- Complaint Of A Poet Manqu
- By The Fire
- Books And Thoughts
- Anniversaries
- A Melody By Scarlatti
- A Little Memory
- The Storm
- The State
- The Poor Fisherman
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Doska or the Board – write anything
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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.