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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
LINES FROM THE ART OF SINKING, by ALEXANDER POPE Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: For whom thus rudely pleads my loud-tongu'd gate Last Line: And strip white ceres of her nut-brown coat. | |||
WHO KNOCKS AT THE DOOR? For whom thus rudely pleads my loud-tongu'd Gate, That he may enter? -- SHUT THE DOOR The wooden Guardian of our Privacy Quick on its Axle turn. -- BRING MY CLOATHS Bring me what Nature, Taylor to the Bear, To Man himself deny'd: She gave me Cold, But would not give me Cloaths. -- LIGHT THE FIRE Bring forth some Remnant of Promethean theft, Quick to expand th' inclement Air congeal'd By Boreas's rude breath. -- SNUFF THE CANDLE Yon Luminary Amputation needs, Thus shall you save its half-extinguish'd Life. UNCORK THE BOTTLE AND CHIP THE BREAD Apply thine Engine to the spungy Door, Set Bacchus from his glassy Prison free, And strip white Ceres of her nut-brown Coat. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A HYMN WRITTEN IN WINDSOR FOREST by ALEXANDER POPE AN ESSAY ON CRITICISM by ALEXANDER POPE AN ESSAY ON MAN by ALEXANDER POPE COWLEY: THE GARDEN by ALEXANDER POPE ELEGY TO THE MEMORY OF AN UNFORTUNATE LADY by ALEXANDER POPE ELOISA TO ABELARD by ALEXANDER POPE EPIGRAM ENGRAVED ON THE COLLAR OF A DOG by ALEXANDER POPE EPIGRAM ON QUEEN CAROLINE'S DEATHBED by ALEXANDER POPE EPILOGUE TO THE SATIRES: DIALOGUE 1 by ALEXANDER POPE EPISTLE TO DR. ARBUTHNOT by ALEXANDER POPE EPISTLE TO MISS TERESA BLOUNT, ON HER LEAVING THE TOWN by ALEXANDER POPE EPISTLE TO MRS. BLOUNT, WITH THE WORKS OF VOITURE by ALEXANDER POPE |
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