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On Seeing the Ladies Crux-Easton Walk in the Woods by the Grotto.

Alexander Pope 1688 (London) – 1744 (Twickenham)

Authors the world and their dull brains have traced
To fix the ground where Paradise was placed;
Mind not their learned whims and idle talk;
Here, here's the place where these bright angels walk.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AABB
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 200
Words 36
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 4
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Alexander Pope

Alexander Pope (1688-1744) is regarded as one of the greatest English poets, and the foremost poet of the early eighteenth century. He is best known for his satirical and discursive poetry, including The Rape of the Lock, The Dunciad, and An Essay on Criticism, as well as for his translation of Homer. more…

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