Classic and Contemporary Poetry
LINES ADDED TO WYCHERLEY'S POEMS: 3. OF WEIGHTS OF A CLOCK, by ALEXANDER POPE Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: So clocks to lead their nimble motions owe Last Line: Actuates, maintains, and rules the moving frame. Subject(s): Clocks; Time | ||||||||
So Clocks to Lead their nimble Motions owe, The Springs above urg'd by the Weight below; The pond'rous Ballance keeps its Poize the same, Actuates, maintains, and rules the moving Frame. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ELEVEN EYES: FINAL SECTION by LYN HEJINIAN THE FATALIST: COME OCTOBER by LYN HEJINIAN THE FATALIST: HOME by LYN HEJINIAN THE FATALIST: TIME IS FILLED by LYN HEJINIAN SLOWLY: I FREQUENTLY SLOWLY WISH by LYN HEJINIAN ALL THE DIFFICULT HOURS AND MINUTES by JANE HIRSHFIELD A DAY IS VAST by JANE HIRSHFIELD FROM THIS HEIGHT by TONY HOAGLAND A FAREWELL TO LONDON IN THE YEAR 1715 by ALEXANDER POPE |
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