A poem by Alexander Pope (1688-1744) , the greatest English poet of “Augustan” or Georgian period
See what delights in sylvan scenes appear!
Descending Gods have found Elysium here.
In woods bright Venus with Adonis stray’d,
And chaste Diana haunts the forest shade.
Come lovely nymph, and bless the silent hours,
When swains from shearing seek their nightly bow’rs;
When weary reapers quit the sultry field,
And crown’d with corn, their thanks to Ceres yield.
This harmless grove no lurking viper hides,
But in my breast the serpent Love abides.
Here bees from blossoms sip the rosy dew,
But your Alexis knows no sweets but you.
Oh deign to visit our forsaken seats,
The mossy fountains, and the green retreats!
Where-e’er you walk, cool gales shall fan the glade,
Trees, where you sit, shall crowd into a shade,
Where-e’er you tread, the blushing flow’rs shall rise,
And all things flourish where you turn your eyes.
Oh! How I long with you to pass my days,
Invoke the muses, and resound your praise;
Your praise the birds shall chant in ev’ry grove,
And winds shall waft it to the pow’rs above.
But wou’d you sing, and rival Orpheus’ strain,
The wond’ring forests soon shou’d dance again,
The moving mountains hear the pow’rful call,
And headlong streams hang list’ning in their fall!
But see, the shepherds shun the noon-day heat,
The lowing herds to murm’ring brooks retreat,
To closer shades the panting flocks remove,
Ye Gods! And is there no relief for Love?
But soon the sun with milder rays descends
To the cool ocean, where his journey ends;
On me Love’s fiercer flames for every prey,
By night he scorches, as he burns by day.
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- The Princess: A Medley: Ask me no more poem – Lord Alfred Tennyson poems
- Nomenclature
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- Surf Song
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- Владимир Маяковский – Детский театр из собственной квартирки
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External links
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Poems in English
- Казимир Лисовский – Река Енисей
- Казалось, осталось недолго
- Катя Пиксаева – Давай поговорим о доброте
- Картошка
- Кастрюль и сковородок музыкант
- Карл Сэндберг – Три слова
- Карл Сэндберг – Анекдот о цикуте для двух афинян
- Карл Сэндберг – Джаз-фантазия
- Карл Сэндберг – Молитва стали
- Карина, ты моя любимая
- Кариночка, любимая ты наша
- Карие глазки, длинные ноги
- Карина, моей души ты яркий свет
- Какой чудесный, маленький комочек
- Какой ты сегодня взволнованный
- Камышева Ю. – На далёком полюсе, где метёт пурга
- Какое это счастье – Материнство
- Какое имя чудное Валерия
- Какие яблоки в саду
- Как заработать на сочинении собственных стихов: варианты заработка денег стихотворениями – Poetry Monster
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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.