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 36
... Lover should not dye so mean ! There plac'd aloft , I'll rave and rail by Fits , 110 Though all the Parish say I've lost my Wits ; And thence , if Courage holds , my self I'll throw , 115 And quench my Passion in the Lake below . 36.
... Lover should not dye so mean ! There plac'd aloft , I'll rave and rail by Fits , 110 Though all the Parish say I've lost my Wits ; And thence , if Courage holds , my self I'll throw , 115 And quench my Passion in the Lake below . 36.
Page 89
... mean our own . If gen'ral morals seem to joke On ministers and such like folk , A captious fool may take offence ; What then ? He knows his own pretence . I meddle with no state - affairs , But spare my jest to save my ears . Our ...
... mean our own . If gen'ral morals seem to joke On ministers and such like folk , A captious fool may take offence ; What then ? He knows his own pretence . I meddle with no state - affairs , But spare my jest to save my ears . Our ...
Page 92
... mean comparison reprov'd ; 115 Their undiscerning palate blam'd , Which two - legg'd carrion thus defam'd . Reproachful speech from either side The want of argument supply'd . They rail , revile . As often ends 120 The contest of ...
... mean comparison reprov'd ; 115 Their undiscerning palate blam'd , Which two - legg'd carrion thus defam'd . Reproachful speech from either side The want of argument supply'd . They rail , revile . As often ends 120 The contest of ...
Contents
Introduction | 7 |
Chronology of Life and Works | 18 |
The Proeme | 25 |
Copyright | |
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