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:
- Impotens poem – Amy Levy poems | Poems and Poetry
- Владимир Маяковский – Не пей сырой воды! (Главполитпросвет №230)
- Sonet 58 by William Alexander
- The Road to Avignon poem – Amy Lowell poems | Poems and Poetry
- The Angel Of The Church by William Gilmore Simms
- By Heraclides by William Cowper
- Aphrodite – The Birth by Uma Maheswari Anandane
- Busy Heart, The by Rupert Brooke
- The Flight by Sara Teasdale
- Hesperus The Bringer by Sappho
- Владимир Маяковский – Наврут полный короб… (Главполитпросвет №68)
- Azure and Gold poem – Amy Lowell poems | Poems and Poetry
- From Behind The Lattice
- Владимир Высоцкий – Я верю в нашу общую звезду
- Василий Лебедев-Кумач – Стихи не на тему
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
- Николай Заболоцкий – На лестницах
- Николай Заболоцкий – Можжевеловый куст
- Николай Заболоцкий – Монолог в лесу
- Николай Заболоцкий – Мир однолик, но двойственна природа
- Николай Заболоцкий – Меркнут знаки зодиака
- Николай Заболоцкий – Лодейников
- Николай Заболоцкий – Летний вечер
- Николай Заболоцкий – Лесная сторожка
- Николай Заболоцкий – Ласточка
- Николай Заболоцкий – Кулак, владыка батраков
- Николай Заболоцкий – Кто мне откликнулся в чаще лесной
- Николай Заболоцкий – Когда вдали угаснет свет дневной
- Николай Заболоцкий – Как мыши с котом воевали
- Николай Заболоцкий – Испытание воли
- Николай Заболоцкий – Искушение
- Николай Заболоцкий – Гурзуф ночью
- Николай Заболоцкий – Гроза идет
- Николай Заболоцкий – Городок
- Николай Заболоцкий – Горийская симфония
- Николай Заболоцкий – Голубиная книга
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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.