Classic and Contemporary Poetry
EPITAPH, by ALEXANDER POPE Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Here lies a round woman, who thought mighty odd Last Line: And now she's in t'other, she thinks it but queer. Subject(s): Epitaphs | ||||||||
Here lies a round Woman, who thought mighty odd Every Word she e'er heard in this Church about God. To convince her of God the good Dean did indeavour, But still in her Heart she held Nature more clever. Tho' he talk'd much of Virtue, her Head always run Upon something or other, she found better Fun. For the Dame, by her Skill in Affairs Astronomical, Imagin'd, to live in the Clouds was but comical. In this World, she despis'd every Soul she met here, And now she's in t'other, she thinks it but Queer. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SPOON RIVER ANTHOLOGY: RICHARD BONE by EDGAR LEE MASTERS AN EPITAPH, INTENDED FOR HIMSELF by JAMES BEATTIE EPITAPH: IN OBITUM M.S. XO MAIJ, 1614 by WILLIAM BROWNE (1591-1643) EPITAPH ON THE LADY MARY VILLIERS [OR VILLERS] (1) by THOMAS CAREW EPITAPH ON THE LADY MARY VILLIERS [OR VILLERS] (2) by THOMAS CAREW A FAREWELL TO LONDON IN THE YEAR 1715 by ALEXANDER POPE |
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