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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... o'er the pathless Grove , To find the brave Companion of his Love , The pathless Grove in vain he wanders o'er : 100 Euryalus alas ! is now no more . Of inadvertent Walkers That Walker , who regardless of his Pace , Turns oft ' to pore ...
... o'er the pathless Grove , To find the brave Companion of his Love , The pathless Grove in vain he wanders o'er : 100 Euryalus alas ! is now no more . Of inadvertent Walkers That Walker , who regardless of his Pace , Turns oft ' to pore ...
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John Gay Marcus Walsh. 125 The scolding Huckster shall not o'er thee moan , But Pence exact for Nuts and Pears o'erthrown . Safety first of all to be consider'd Though you through cleanlier Allies wind by Day , To shun the Hurries of the ...
John Gay Marcus Walsh. 125 The scolding Huckster shall not o'er thee moan , But Pence exact for Nuts and Pears o'erthrown . Safety first of all to be consider'd Though you through cleanlier Allies wind by Day , To shun the Hurries of the ...
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... o'er the floor , Dead - drunk his servile crew supinely snore ; 105 Triumphant , o'er the prostrate brutes he stands , The mighty bumper trembles in his hands ; Boldly he drinks , and like his glorious Sires , In copious gulps of potent ...
... o'er the floor , Dead - drunk his servile crew supinely snore ; 105 Triumphant , o'er the prostrate brutes he stands , The mighty bumper trembles in his hands ; Boldly he drinks , and like his glorious Sires , In copious gulps of potent ...
Contents
Introduction | 7 |
Chronology of Life and Works | 18 |
The Proeme | 25 |
Copyright | |
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