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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... side to side ; Church - Monuments foretell the changing Air ; Then Niobe dissolves into a Tear , And sweats with secret Grief ; you'll hear the Sounds 170 Of whistling Winds , e'er Kennels break their Bounds ; Ungrateful Odours Common ...
... side to side ; Church - Monuments foretell the changing Air ; Then Niobe dissolves into a Tear , And sweats with secret Grief ; you'll hear the Sounds 170 Of whistling Winds , e'er Kennels break their Bounds ; Ungrateful Odours Common ...
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... side . Of walking with a Friend 90 If the rude Throng pour on with furious Pace , And hap to break thee from a Friend's Embrace , Stop short ; nor struggle thro ' the Croud in vain , But watch with careful Eye the passing Train . Yet I ...
... side . Of walking with a Friend 90 If the rude Throng pour on with furious Pace , And hap to break thee from a Friend's Embrace , Stop short ; nor struggle thro ' the Croud in vain , But watch with careful Eye the passing Train . Yet I ...
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... Side to Side by thrusting Elbows tost , Shall strike his aking Breast against the Post ; 105 Or Water , dash'd from fishy Stalls , shall stain His hapless Coat with Spirts of scaly Rain . But if unwarily he chance to stray , Where ...
... Side to Side by thrusting Elbows tost , Shall strike his aking Breast against the Post ; 105 Or Water , dash'd from fishy Stalls , shall stain His hapless Coat with Spirts of scaly Rain . But if unwarily he chance to stray , Where ...
Contents
Introduction | 7 |
Chronology of Life and Works | 18 |
The Proeme | 25 |
Copyright | |
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