A poem by Alexander Pope (1688-1744) , the greatest English poet of “Augustan” or Georgian period
With no poetic ardour fir’d
I press the bed where Wilmot lay;
That here he lov’d, or here expir’d,
Begets no numbers grave or gay.
Beneath thy roof, Argyle, are bred
Such thoughts as prompt the brave to lie
Stretch’d out in honour’s nobler bed,
Beneath a nobler roof – the sky.
Such flames as high in patriots burn,
Yet stoop to bless a child or wife;
And such as wicked kings may mourn,
When freedom is more dear than life.
A few random poems:
- Pure call of the wilderness by Vinko Kalinic
- Ольга Берггольц – Ни до серебряной и ни до золотой
- Ольга Берггольц – Ласточки над обрывом
- Наум Коржавин – Подмосковная платформа в апреле
- Weird-Bird by Shel Silverstein
- Ellen Irwin Or The Braes Of Kirtle by William Wordsworth
- Владимир Солоухин – В лесу
- Study of an Elevation, In Indian Ink by Rudyard Kipling
- The Valley Of Dry Bones poem – Ambrose Bierce poems | Poems and Poetry
- Нина Веселова – Жена
- Кондратий Рылеев – К N. N. (Когда душа изнемогала)
- Poem by Murali Sivaramakrishnan
- The Bistro Styx by Rita Dove
- Nevermore, Translation of Paul Verlaine’s sonnet: Nevermore by T. Wignesan
- Юргис Балтрушайтис – Метель
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
More external links (open in a new tab):
Doska or the Board – write anything
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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
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.