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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... Winds arise . He taught us erst the Heifers Tails to view , When stuck aloft , that Show'rs would strait ensue ; He first that useful Secret did explain , That pricking Corns foretold the gath'ring Rain . When Swallows fleet soar high ...
... Winds arise . He taught us erst the Heifers Tails to view , When stuck aloft , that Show'rs would strait ensue ; He first that useful Secret did explain , That pricking Corns foretold the gath'ring Rain . When Swallows fleet soar high ...
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... Winds in Tempests roar , Then War shall bathe her wasteful Sword in Gore . How , if on Swithin's Feast the Welkin ... Wind . If you the Precepts of the Muse despise , 190 And slight the faithful Warnings of the Skies , Others you'll see ...
... Winds in Tempests roar , Then War shall bathe her wasteful Sword in Gore . How , if on Swithin's Feast the Welkin ... Wind . If you the Precepts of the Muse despise , 190 And slight the faithful Warnings of the Skies , Others you'll see ...
Page 61
... Winds the scatt'ring Sparks arise ; From Beam to Beam , the fierce Contagion spreads ; The spiry Flames now lift aloft their Heads , Through the burst Sash a blazing Deluge pours , 360 And splitting Tiles descend in rattling Show'rs ...
... Winds the scatt'ring Sparks arise ; From Beam to Beam , the fierce Contagion spreads ; The spiry Flames now lift aloft their Heads , Through the burst Sash a blazing Deluge pours , 360 And splitting Tiles descend in rattling Show'rs ...
Contents
Introduction | 7 |
Chronology of Life and Works | 18 |
The Proeme | 25 |
Copyright | |
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