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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... round the Table sets , We sit , when thus his Florid Speech begins : Name , Sirs , the 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 ...
... round the Table sets , We sit , when thus his Florid Speech begins : Name , Sirs , the 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 ...
Page 53
... round , 110 And beat the Wretch half breathless to the Ground . Useful Precepts Let constant Vigilance thy Footsteps guide , And wary Circumspection guard thy Side ; Then shalt thou walk unharm'd the dang'rous Night , Nor need th ...
... round , 110 And beat the Wretch half breathless to the Ground . Useful Precepts Let constant Vigilance thy Footsteps guide , And wary Circumspection guard thy Side ; Then shalt thou walk unharm'd the dang'rous Night , Nor need th ...
Page 80
... round , With sommersets he shakes the ground ; The cord beneath the dancer springs ; Aloft in air the vaulter swings , Distorted now , now prone depends , Now through his twisted arms ascends ; The croud , in wonder and delight , With ...
... round , With sommersets he shakes the ground ; The cord beneath the dancer springs ; Aloft in air the vaulter swings , Distorted now , now prone depends , Now through his twisted arms ascends ; The croud , in wonder and delight , With ...
Contents
Introduction | 7 |
Chronology of Life and Works | 18 |
The Proeme | 25 |
Copyright | |
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