A poem by Alexander Pope (1688-1744) , the greatest English poet of “Augustan” or Georgian period
In merry old England it once was the rule
The King had his poet and also his fool
But now were so frugal I have you to know it
That Cibber can serve both for fool and for poet!
A few random poems:
- The Constellations by William Cullen Bryant
- Lyonesse
- Омар Хайям – Когда к жизни Любовь меня в мир призвала
- A Complaint by William Wordsworth
- Christmas Holidays by Thomas Hood
- Алексей Жемчужников – Осенью в швейцарской деревне
- Robert Burns: Lines On The Commemoration Of Rodney’s Victory:
- Robert Burns: Epistle To Hugh Parker:
- Владимир Бенедиктов – Близ берегов
- Epigrams against the Earl of Galloway by Robert Burns
- Константин Бальмонт – На вершине
- Morning Poem #39 by Wanda Phipps
- Федор Сологуб – Во мне мечты мои цветут
- Степан Щипачев – Соловей
- Robert Burns: O Lay Thy Loof In Mine, Lass:
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
Search engines:
Yandex – the best search engine for searches in Russian (and the best overall image search engine, in any language, anywhere)
Qwant – the best search engine for searches in French, German as well as Romance and Germanic languages.
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.