On a certain Lady at Court by Alexander Pope
Pope read by Classic Poetry Aloud: http://www.classicpoetryaloud.com/ Giving voice to the poe...
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December 10, 20071m 5s
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Pope read by Classic Poetry Aloud:
http://www.classicpoetryaloud.com/
Giving voice to the poetry of the past.
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On a certain Lady at Court
by Alexander Pope (1688 – 1744)
I know a thing that 's most uncommon;
(Envy, be silent and attend!)
I know a reasonable woman,
Handsome and witty, yet a friend.
Not warp'd by passion, awed by rumour;
Not grave through pride, nor gay through folly;
An equal mixture of good-humour
And sensible soft melancholy.
'Has she no faults then (Envy says), Sir?'
Yes, she has one, I must aver:
When all the world conspires to praise her,
The woman's deaf, and does not hear.
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