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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Page 38
... laugh to see the Damsel's Fright , And in disport surround the drunken Wight . Ah Bowzybee , why didst thou stay so long , The Mugs were large , the Drink was wondrous strong ! Thou should'st have left the Fair before ' twas Night , But ...
... laugh to see the Damsel's Fright , And in disport surround the drunken Wight . Ah Bowzybee , why didst thou stay so long , The Mugs were large , the Drink was wondrous strong ! Thou should'st have left the Fair before ' twas Night , But ...
Page 80
... Laughs at them both , of both the jest . Is not the poet's chiming close Censur'd , by all the sons of prose ? While bards of quick imagination Despise the sleepy prose narration . Men laugh at apes , they men contemn ; For what are we ...
... Laughs at them both , of both the jest . Is not the poet's chiming close Censur'd , by all the sons of prose ? While bards of quick imagination Despise the sleepy prose narration . Men laugh at apes , they men contemn ; For what are we ...
Page 83
... laugh proclaim'd his ills . A counter , in a miser's hand , Grew twenty guineas at command ; She bids his heir the summ retain , And ' tis a counter now again . A guinea with her touch you see Take ev'ry shape but Charity ; And not one ...
... laugh proclaim'd his ills . A counter , in a miser's hand , Grew twenty guineas at command ; She bids his heir the summ retain , And ' tis a counter now again . A guinea with her touch you see Take ev'ry shape but Charity ; And not one ...
Contents
Introduction | 7 |
Chronology of Life and Works | 18 |
The Proeme | 25 |
Copyright | |
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