A poem by Alexander Pope (1688-1744) , the greatest English poet of “Augustan” or Georgian period
I know the thing that’s most uncommon;
(Envy be silent and attend!)
I know a Reasonable Woman,
Handsome and witty, yet a Friend.
Not warp’d by Passion, aw’d by Rumour,
Not grave thro’ Pride, or gay thro’ Folly,
An equal Mixture of good Humour,
And sensible soft Melancholy.
`Has she no Faults then (Envy says) Sir?’
Yes she has one, I must aver:
When all the World comspires to praise her,
The Woman’s deaf, and does not hear.
A few random poems:
- Fake Identity by Roberto Cocina
- The Haymakers’ Song poem – Alfred Austin
- Ольга Высотская – Ежик
- Низами Гянджеви – Жить в заботе и невзгодах, расточая зло
- Василий Тредиаковский – Ну, так уже я не стал быть вашим отныне
- Юрий Левитанский – Кто-то так уже писал
- Shema by Primo Levi
- Владимир Маяковский – Голодные! Пан Украину грабит… (РОСТА №106)
- When I peruse the Conquer’d Fame. by Walt Whitman
- The Last of the Light Brigade by Rudyard Kipling
- Sonnet 67: Ah, wherefore with infection should he live by William Shakespeare
- Address To A Child During A Boisterous Winter By My Sister by William Wordsworth
- Think Of It Not, Sweet One poem – John Keats poems
- Владимир Британишский – А Новый год мы встретили в лесу
- Владимир Высоцкий – Песня о двух красивых автомобилях
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:
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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
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.