Selected PoemsCarcanet, 1979 - 95 pages A selection of the poetry of John Gay (1685-1732) who was part of the 'association of wits' that included Alexander Pope and Jonathan Swift. His wit is characterised by a benign and ironic sense of the fallibility of humankind. |
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... Shoes 25 30 35 40 When the Black Youth at chosen Stands rejoice , And clean your Shoes resounds from ev'ry Voice ; When late their miry Sides Stage - Coaches show , And their stiff Horses thro ' the Town move slow ; When all the Mall in ...
... Shoes 25 30 35 40 When the Black Youth at chosen Stands rejoice , And clean your Shoes resounds from ev'ry Voice ; When late their miry Sides Stage - Coaches show , And their stiff Horses thro ' the Town move slow ; When all the Mall in ...
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... Shoes ; Nor do I rove in Belgia's frozen Clime , And teach the clumsy Boor to skate in Rhyme , Where , if the warmer ... Shoe disdains the Street ; the lazy Fair , With narrow Step affects a limping Air . Now gaudy Pride corrupts the ...
... Shoes ; Nor do I rove in Belgia's frozen Clime , And teach the clumsy Boor to skate in Rhyme , Where , if the warmer ... Shoe disdains the Street ; the lazy Fair , With narrow Step affects a limping Air . Now gaudy Pride corrupts the ...
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... Shoes . Signs of rainy Weather But when the swinging Signs your Ears offend With creaking Noise , then rainy Floods impend ; Soon shall the Kennels swell with rapid Streams , 160 And rush in muddy Torrents to the Thames . The Bookseller ...
... Shoes . Signs of rainy Weather But when the swinging Signs your Ears offend With creaking Noise , then rainy Floods impend ; Soon shall the Kennels swell with rapid Streams , 160 And rush in muddy Torrents to the Thames . The Bookseller ...
Contents
Introduction | 7 |
Chronology of Life and Works | 18 |
The Proeme | 25 |
Copyright | |
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