A poem by Alexander Pope (1688-1744)
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:
- Как заработать на сочинении собственных стихов: варианты заработка денег стихотворениями – Poetry Monster
- Birthday Ode for 31st December, 1787 by Robert Burns
- Absence: A Farewell Ode On Quitting School For Jesus College by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
- The Death Of Huss poem – Alfred Austin
- English Poetry. Richard Hovey. The Old Pine. Ричард Хави.
- Владимир Маяковский – Плюшкин
- Supernatural Songs by William Butler Yeats
- any_man_speaks.html
- The Boston Evening Transcript by T. S. Eliot
- Life of Ms Anonymous by Raj Arumugam
- A Little Song poem – Amy Lowell poems | Poems and Poetry
- The Scratch by Raymond Carver
- An Appointment by William Butler Yeats
- Silence by Thomas Hood
- “Flight to the Moon” by Nina Gabriel
External links
Bat’s Poetry Page – more poetry by Fledermaus
Talking Writing Monster’s Page –
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Poems in English
- A Sigh In The Night
- A Sermon
- A Prayer
- A Dream Of Venice
- A Supplication
- Written Juice Lemon
- Written In Juice Of Lemon
- Wit
- Welcome
- Vote Excerpt
- Usurpation
- Tree Knowledge
- To The Royal Society
- To The Lord Falkland
- To Sir William Davenant
- Thisbes Song
- The Wish
- The Welcome
- The Vote Excerpt
- The Usurpation
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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