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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... Wine , the first poem in this selection , is an early essay in a relatively minor literary mode , following the example set by John Philips in The Splendid Shilling ( 1701 ) of applying to a common subject an elevated , Miltonic ...
... Wine , the first poem in this selection , is an early essay in a relatively minor literary mode , following the example set by John Philips in The Splendid Shilling ( 1701 ) of applying to a common subject an elevated , Miltonic ...
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... - lids , She inflam'd With Uncloy'd Lust , and itch Insatiable , His Stock exhausted , still yells on for more ; Nor fails She to Exalt him to the Stars , And fix him there among the Branched Crew 35 40 45 50 55 60 ( Taurus , and 21 Wine.
... - lids , She inflam'd With Uncloy'd Lust , and itch Insatiable , His Stock exhausted , still yells on for more ; Nor fails She to Exalt him to the Stars , And fix him there among the Branched Crew 35 40 45 50 55 60 ( Taurus , and 21 Wine.
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... WINE that most invites your Tast , Champaign or Burgundy , or Florence pure , Or Hock Antique , or Lisbon New or old , 200 Bourdeaux , or neat French White , or Alicant : For Bourdeaux we with Voice Unanimous Declare , ( such Sympathy's ...
... WINE that most invites your Tast , Champaign or Burgundy , or Florence pure , Or Hock Antique , or Lisbon New or old , 200 Bourdeaux , or neat French White , or Alicant : For Bourdeaux we with Voice Unanimous Declare , ( such Sympathy's ...
Contents
Introduction | 7 |
Chronology of Life and Works | 18 |
The Proeme | 25 |
Copyright | |
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