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 13
... looks at the fashionable feminine world of St. James , visits , tea and cards . The two speakers are en- gaged in a parody of the conventional pastoral song - contest , allowing Gay both to make a literary joke and to show his heroines ...
... looks at the fashionable feminine world of St. James , visits , tea and cards . The two speakers are en- gaged in a parody of the conventional pastoral song - contest , allowing Gay both to make a literary joke and to show his heroines ...
Page 22
... Looks , we raise our drooping fronts , And pour in Chrystal pure , thy purer juice , With chearful Countenance , and steady Hand Raise it Lip - high , then fix the spatious Rim T'expecting Mouth , and now with Grateful tast , The ebbing ...
... Looks , we raise our drooping fronts , And pour in Chrystal pure , thy purer juice , With chearful Countenance , and steady Hand Raise it Lip - high , then fix the spatious Rim T'expecting Mouth , and now with Grateful tast , The ebbing ...
Page 88
... looks I see . Pray what's dame Dobbins , friend , to me ? Did I e'er make her poultry thinner ? Prove that I owe the dame a dinner . Friend , quoth the Cur , I meant no harm : Then why so captious ? Why so warm ? My words , in common ...
... looks I see . Pray what's dame Dobbins , friend , to me ? Did I e'er make her poultry thinner ? Prove that I owe the dame a dinner . Friend , quoth the Cur , I meant no harm : Then why so captious ? Why so warm ? My words , in common ...
Contents
Introduction | 7 |
Chronology of Life and Works | 18 |
The Proeme | 25 |
Copyright | |
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