English poem
To Mr C., St James's Place.
by Alexander Pope (1688–1744)
Few words are best; I wish you well: Bethel, I'm told, will soon be here; Some morning walks along the Mall, And evening friends, will end the year.
If in this interval, between The falling leaf and coming frost, You please to see, on Twit'nam green, Your friend, your poet, and your host:
For three whole days you here may rest From office business, news, and strife; And (what most folks would think a jest) Want nothing else except your wife.
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- To his MISTRESS
- To his MISTRESS
- To Lady Mary Wortley Montagu
- To Lady Mary Wortley Montague.
- To Mr Gay, Who Had Congratulated Pope On Finishing His House And Gardens.
- To Mr John Moore, Author of the Celebrated Worm-Powder.
- To Mr Lemuel Gulliver, The Grateful Address Of The Unhappy Houyhnhnms, Now In Slavery And Bondage In England.
- To Mr Murray.[135]