Classic and Contemporary Poetry
LINES WRITTEN IN WINDSOR PARK, by CHARLES CHURCHILL Poet Analysis First Line: When pope to satire gave its lawful way Last Line: The son of george, the image of nassau! Subject(s): Pope, Alexander (1688-1744) | ||||||||
WHEN Pope to Satire gave its lawful way, And made the Nimrods of Mankind his prey; When haughty Windsor heard through every wood Their shame, who durst be great, yet not be good; Who, drunk with power, and with ambition blind, Slaves to themselves, and monsters to mankind, Sinking the man, to magnify the prince, Were heretofore, what Stuarts have been since: Could he have look'd into the womb of Time, How might his spirit in prophetic rhyme, Inspired by virtue, and for freedom bold, Matters of different import have foretold! How might his Muse, if any Muse's tongue Could equal such an argument, have sung One William, who makes all mankind his care, And shines the saviour of his country there! One William, who to every heart gives law; The son of George, the image of Nassau! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...CULTURAL EVOLUTION; AFTER POPE by CAROLYN KIZER IMITATION OF POPE: A COMPLIMENT TO THE LADIES by WILLIAM BLAKE IN ANSWER TO MR. POPE by ANNE FINCH ON THE DEATH OF DR. SWIFT by JONATHAN SWIFT MR. POPE by JOHN ORLEY ALLEN TATE EPITAPH by MARY WORTLEY MONTAGU VERSES ADDRESSED TO IMITATOR OF FIRST SATIRE OF HORACE by MARY WORTLEY MONTAGU ODES: BOOK 2: ODE 10. TO THOMAS EDWARDS, ON ... POPE'S WORKS by MARK AKENSIDE ODES: BOOK 2: ODE 10. TO THOMAS EDWARDS, ON ... POPE'S WORKS by MARK AKENSIDE |
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