Poems by Alexander Pope
From an Essay on Man
... From brutes what men, from men what spirits know: ...
Imitations of Horace: The First Epistle of the Second Book
... and if lies, "Praise undeserv'd is scandal in disguise ...
Impromptu, to Lady Winchelsea
... Ev'n while you write, you take that Praise away: ...
Lines on Curll
... So when Curll's Stomach the strong Drench o'ercame, ...
On a certain Lady at Court
... When all the World comspires to praise her, ...
Solitude: An Ode
... II. Whose herds with milk, whose fields with bread, ...
Summer
... Where-e'er you tread, the blushing flow'rs shall rise, ...
The Iliad: Book VI (excerpt)
... Thus to the gods preferr'd a father's pray'r:"O thou! whose glory fills th' ethereal throne, ...
The Rape of the Lock
... So long my Honour, Name, and Praise shall live!What Time wou'd spare, from Steel receives its date, ...
The Rape of the Lock: Canto 1
... Where wigs with wigs, with sword-knots sword-knots strive, ...
The Rape of the Lock: Canto 2
... Fair nymphs, and well-dress'd youths around her shone, ...
The Rape of the Lock: Canto 3
... Falls undistinguish'd by the victor Spade!Thus far both armies to Belinda yield ...
The Rape of the Lock: Canto 4
... Z{-}{-}{-}ds! damn the lock! 'fore Gad, you must be civil! ...
The Rape of the Lock: Canto 5
... And the pale ghosts start at the flash of day!Triumphant Umbriel on a sconce's height ...
The Riddle of the World
... Great Lord of all things, yet a prey to all, ...
