Poet

Alexander Pope

Alexander Pope has 63 approved public poems available in Poem A Day.

1. An Essay on Criticism. by Alexander Pope

   "PART FIRST." — Alexander Pope, "An Essay on Criticism."

   nature, love, death
2. An Essay on Man by Alexander Pope

   "EPISTLE I." — Alexander Pope, "An Essay on Man"

   nature, love, death
3. Artemisia. by Alexander Pope

   "IMMITATION OF ENGLISH POETS. EARL OF DORSET" — Alexander Pope, "Artemisia."

   death, beauty, identity
4. Autumn. by Alexander Pope

   "THE THIRD PASTORAL, Or HYLAS AND ÆGON." — Alexander Pope, "Autumn."

   nature, love, death
5. Book II. Satire VI. the First Part Imitated in the Year 1714, by Dr by Alexander Pope

   "SWIFT; THE LATTER PART ADDED AFTERWARDS." — Alexander Pope, "Book II. Satire VI. the First Part Imitated in the Year 1714, by Dr"

   nature, love, death
6. Book IV. Ode I. to Venus. by Alexander Pope

   "Again? new tumults in my breast?" — Alexander Pope, "Book IV. Ode I. to Venus."

   nature, love, death
7. Chaucer. by Alexander Pope

   "IMITATIONS OF ENGLISH POETS" — Alexander Pope, "Chaucer."

   nature, death, hope
8. Elegy to the Memory of an Unfortunate Lady by Alexander Pope

   "What beckoning ghost, along the moonlight shade" — Alexander Pope, "Elegy to the Memory of an Unfortunate Lady"

   nature, love, death
9. Eloisa to Abelard. by Alexander Pope

   "In these deep solitudes and awful cells," — Alexander Pope, "Eloisa to Abelard."

   nature, love, death
10. Epilogue to the Satires. by Alexander Pope

    "IN TWO DIALOGUES." — Alexander Pope, "Epilogue to the Satires."

    nature, love, death
11. Epistle to Dr Arbuthnot; or, Prologue to the Satires. by Alexander Pope

    "_P_. Shut, shut the door, good John! fatigued, I said," — Alexander Pope, "Epistle to Dr Arbuthnot; or, Prologue to the Satires."

    nature, love, death
12. Epistle to James Craggs, Esq., Secretary of State. by Alexander Pope

    "A soul as full of worth, as void of pride," — Alexander Pope, "Epistle to James Craggs, Esq., Secretary of State."

    love, death, hope
13. Epistle to Miss Blount, With the Works of Voiture. by Alexander Pope

    "In these gay thoughts the Loves and Graces shine," — Alexander Pope, "Epistle to Miss Blount, With the Works of Voiture."

    nature, love, death
14. Epistle to Mr Jervas, With Mr Dryden's Translation of Fresnoy's 'art of Painting.' by Alexander Pope

    "This verse be thine, my friend, nor thou refuse" — Alexander Pope, "Epistle to Mr Jervas, With Mr Dryden's Translation of Fresnoy's 'art of Painting.'"

    nature, love, death
15. Epistle to Mrs Teresa Blount. on Her Leaving the Town After the Coronation. by Alexander Pope

    "As some fond virgin, whom her mother's care" — Alexander Pope, "Epistle to Mrs Teresa Blount. on Her Leaving the Town After the Coronation."

    nature, love, death
16. Epistle to Robert Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer. by Alexander Pope

    "Such were the notes thy once-loved Poet sung," — Alexander Pope, "Epistle to Robert Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer."

    nature, love, death
17. Epitaph. Another, on the Same. by Alexander Pope

    "Under this marble, or under this sill," — Alexander Pope, "Epitaph. Another, on the Same."

    death, solitude, faith
18. Epitaph. Intended for Mr Rowe, in Westminster Abbey. by Alexander Pope

    "Thy relics, Rowe, to this fair urn we trust," — Alexander Pope, "Epitaph. Intended for Mr Rowe, in Westminster Abbey."

    love, death, beauty
19. Epitaph. Intended for Sir Isaac Newton, in Westminster Abbey. by Alexander Pope

    " ISAACUS NEWTONUS:" — Alexander Pope, "Epitaph. Intended for Sir Isaac Newton, in Westminster Abbey."

    nature, death, hope
20. Epitaph. for One Who Would Not Be Buried in Westminster Abbey. by Alexander Pope

    "Heroes and kings! your distance keep:" — Alexander Pope, "Epitaph. for One Who Would Not Be Buried in Westminster Abbey."

    night
21. Epitaph. on Charles Earl of Dorset, in the Church of Withyam, in Sussex. by Alexander Pope

    "'His saltem accumulem donis, et fungar inani Munere!'" — Alexander Pope, "Epitaph. on Charles Earl of Dorset, in the Church of Withyam, in Sussex."

    death, beauty, solitude
22. Epitaph. on Dr Francis Atterbury, Bishop of Rochester, Who Died in Exile at Paris, 1732. by Alexander Pope

    "SHE." — Alexander Pope, "Epitaph. on Dr Francis Atterbury, Bishop of Rochester, Who Died in Exile at Paris, 1732."

    love, death, solitude
23. Epitaph. on Edmund Duke of Buckingham, Who Died in the Nineteenth Year of by Alexander Pope

    "HIS AGE, 1735." — Alexander Pope, "Epitaph. on Edmund Duke of Buckingham, Who Died in the Nineteenth Year of"

    love, death, hope
24. Epitaph. on General Henry Withers, in Westminster Abbey, 1729. by Alexander Pope

    "Here, Withers, rest! thou bravest, gentlest mind," — Alexander Pope, "Epitaph. on General Henry Withers, in Westminster Abbey, 1729."

    love, death, solitude
25. Epitaph. on James Craggs, Esq. in Westminster Abbey. by Alexander Pope

    "JACOBUS CRAGGS REGI MAGNAE BRITANNIA A SECRETIS ET CONSILIIS" — Alexander Pope, "Epitaph. on James Craggs, Esq. in Westminster Abbey."

    love, death, faith
26. Epitaph. on Mr Elijah Fenton, at Easthamstead, in Berks, 1730. by Alexander Pope

    "This modest stone, what few vain marbles can," — Alexander Pope, "Epitaph. on Mr Elijah Fenton, at Easthamstead, in Berks, 1730."

    nature, death, faith
27. Epitaph. on Mr Gay, in Westminster Abbey, 1732. by Alexander Pope

    "Of manners gentle, of affections mild;" — Alexander Pope, "Epitaph. on Mr Gay, in Westminster Abbey, 1732."

    love, death, hope
28. Epitaph. on Mrs Corbet, Who Died of a Cancer in Her Breast. by Alexander Pope

    "Here rests a woman, good without pretence," — Alexander Pope, "Epitaph. on Mrs Corbet, Who Died of a Cancer in Her Breast."

    love, death, solitude
29. Epitaph. on Sir Godfrey Kneller, in Westminster Abbey, 1723. by Alexander Pope

    "Kneller, by Heaven, and not a master, taught," — Alexander Pope, "Epitaph. on Sir Godfrey Kneller, in Westminster Abbey, 1723."

    death, faith, identity
30. Epitaph. on Sir William Trumbull. by Alexander Pope

    "A pleasing form; a firm, yet cautious mind;" — Alexander Pope, "Epitaph. on Sir William Trumbull."

    love, solitude, faith
31. Epitaph. on Two Lovers Struck Dead by Lightning. by Alexander Pope

    "When Eastern lovers feed the funeral fire," — Alexander Pope, "Epitaph. on Two Lovers Struck Dead by Lightning."

    nature, love, death
32. Epitaph. on the Hon. Simon Harcourt, Only Son of the Lord Chancellor by Alexander Pope

    "HARCOURT, AT THE CHURCH OF STANTON HARCOURT, IN OXFORDSHIRE, 1720." — Alexander Pope, "Epitaph. on the Hon. Simon Harcourt, Only Son of the Lord Chancellor"

    love, death, grief
33. Epitaph. on the Monument of the Honourable Egbert Digby, and His Sister by Alexander Pope

    "MARY." — Alexander Pope, "Epitaph. on the Monument of the Honourable Egbert Digby, and His Sister"

    nature, love, death
34. Messiah. by Alexander Pope

    "A SACRED ECLOGUE, IN IMITATION OF VIRGIL'S 'POLLIO.'" — Alexander Pope, "Messiah."

    nature, love, death
35. Ode on Solitude. by Alexander Pope

    " Happy the man, whose wish and care" — Alexander Pope, "Ode on Solitude."

    nature, love, death
36. Ode on St Cecilia's Day, by Alexander Pope

    " Descend, ye Nine! descend and sing;" — Alexander Pope, "Ode on St Cecilia's Day,"

    nature, love, death
37. Of a Lady Singing to Her Lute. by Alexander Pope

    "IMMITATION OF ENGLISH POETS. WALLER" — Alexander Pope, "Of a Lady Singing to Her Lute."

    nature, love, death
38. On Silence. by Alexander Pope

    "IMMITATION OF ENGLISH POETS. EARL OF ROCHESTER" — Alexander Pope, "On Silence."

    nature, death, solitude
39. On a Fan of the Author's Design, in Which Was Painted the Story of Cephalus and Procris, With the Motto, 'aura Veni.' by Alexander Pope

    "IMMITATION OF ENGLISH POETS. WALLER" — Alexander Pope, "On a Fan of the Author's Design, in Which Was Painted the Story of Cephalus and Procris, With the Motto, 'aura Veni.'"

    love, death, beauty
40. Part of the Ninth Ode of the Fourth Book. by Alexander Pope

    " Lest you should think that verse shall die," — Alexander Pope, "Part of the Ninth Ode of the Fourth Book."

    death, faith, identity
41. Phryne. by Alexander Pope

    "IMMITATION OF ENGLISH POETS. EARL OF DORSET" — Alexander Pope, "Phryne."

    beauty, solitude, grief
42. Prologue to Mr Addison's Tragedy of Cato. by Alexander Pope

    "To wake the soul by tender strokes of art," — Alexander Pope, "Prologue to Mr Addison's Tragedy of Cato."

    nature, love, death
43. Satire I. to Mr Fortescue. by Alexander Pope

    "SATIRES AND EPISTLES OF HORACE IMITATED." — Alexander Pope, "Satire I. to Mr Fortescue."

    nature, love, death
44. Satire II. by Alexander Pope

    "'Quid vetat et nosmet Lucilî scripta legentes Quaerere, num illius, num" — Alexander Pope, "Satire II."

    nature, love, death
45. Satire II. to Mr Bethel. by Alexander Pope

    "SATIRES AND EPISTLES OF HORACE IMITATED." — Alexander Pope, "Satire II. to Mr Bethel."

    nature, love, death
46. Satire IV. by Alexander Pope

    "THE SATIRES OF DR JOHN DONNE, DEAN OF ST PAUL'S, VERSIFIED." — Alexander Pope, "Satire IV."

    nature, love, death
47. Spring. by Alexander Pope

    "THE FIRST PASTORAL, OR DAMON." — Alexander Pope, "Spring."

    nature, love, death
48. Summer, by Alexander Pope

    "THE SECOND PASTORAL, OR ALEXIS." — Alexander Pope, "Summer,"

    nature, love, death
49. The Alley. by Alexander Pope

    "IMITATIONS OF ENGLISH POETS. SPENSER." — Alexander Pope, "The Alley."

    nature, love, beauty
50. The Dying Christian to His Soul. by Alexander Pope

    " Vital spark of heavenly flame!" — Alexander Pope, "The Dying Christian to His Soul."

    love, death, grief
51. The Garden. by Alexander Pope

    "IMMITATION OF ENGLISH POETS. COWLEY" — Alexander Pope, "The Garden."

    nature, love, beauty
52. The Happy Life of a Country Parson. by Alexander Pope

    "IMMITATION OF ENGLISH POETS. EARL OF DORSET" — Alexander Pope, "The Happy Life of a Country Parson."

    nature, love, faith
53. The Rape of the Lock: by Alexander Pope

    "AN HEROI-COMICAL POEM." — Alexander Pope, "The Rape of the Lock:"

    nature, love, death
54. The Temple of Fame. by Alexander Pope

    "In that soft season, when descending showers" — Alexander Pope, "The Temple of Fame."

    nature, love, death
55. To Mr C., St James's Place. by Alexander Pope

    " Few words are best; I wish you well:" — Alexander Pope, "To Mr C., St James's Place."

    nature, hope, solitude
56. To Mr John Moore, Author of the Celebrated Worm-Powder. by Alexander Pope

    " How much, egregious Moore, are we" — Alexander Pope, "To Mr John Moore, Author of the Celebrated Worm-Powder."

    nature, death, beauty
57. To Mr Thomas Southern, on His Birthday, 1742. by Alexander Pope

    "Resign'd to live, prepared to die," — Alexander Pope, "To Mr Thomas Southern, on His Birthday, 1742."

    nature, love, death
58. To Mrs M. B. on Her Birthday. by Alexander Pope

    "Oh, be thou blest with all that Heaven can send," — Alexander Pope, "To Mrs M. B. on Her Birthday."

    nature, love, death
59. To the Author of a Poem Entitled Successio. by Alexander Pope

    "Begone, ye critics, and restrain your spite," — Alexander Pope, "To the Author of a Poem Entitled Successio."

    nature, love, hope
60. Two Choruses to the Tragedy of Brutus. by Alexander Pope

    "CHORUS OF ATHENIANS." — Alexander Pope, "Two Choruses to the Tragedy of Brutus."

    nature, love, death
61. Weeping. by Alexander Pope

    "IMMITATION OF ENGLISH POETS. COWLEY" — Alexander Pope, "Weeping."

    nature, death, beauty
62. Windsor-Forest. by Alexander Pope

    "TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE GEORGE LORD LANSDOWNE." — Alexander Pope, "Windsor-Forest."

    nature, love, death
63. Winter. by Alexander Pope

    "THE FOURTH PASTORAL, OR DAPHNE." — Alexander Pope, "Winter."

    nature, love, death