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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... thought ) the birth of a child , Saloninus , the son of the Consul Pollio , and as- sociated that birth with the coming of a new Golden Age . Where Saloninus restores innocence and security , in which the ' lowing herds secure from ...
... thought ) the birth of a child , Saloninus , the son of the Consul Pollio , and as- sociated that birth with the coming of a new Golden Age . Where Saloninus restores innocence and security , in which the ' lowing herds secure from ...
Page 77
... thought , in word , and deed , Whatever hen - roost is decreas'd , We shall be thought to share the feast . The change shall never be believ'd , A lost good - name is ne'er retriev'd . Nay then , replys the feeble Fox , ( But 77 14.
... thought , in word , and deed , Whatever hen - roost is decreas'd , We shall be thought to share the feast . The change shall never be believ'd , A lost good - name is ne'er retriev'd . Nay then , replys the feeble Fox , ( But 77 14.
Page 93
... vermine . MY OWN EPITAPH [ Poems on Several Occasions , 1720 ] Life is a jest ; and all things show it , I thought so once ; but now I know it . NOTES These notes are inevitably brief . The serious student 93 My Own Epitaph.
... vermine . MY OWN EPITAPH [ Poems on Several Occasions , 1720 ] Life is a jest ; and all things show it , I thought so once ; but now I know it . NOTES These notes are inevitably brief . The serious student 93 My Own Epitaph.
Contents
Introduction | 7 |
Chronology of Life and Works | 18 |
The Proeme | 25 |
Copyright | |
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