Alan Mapstone
Fugitive Pieces
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Alexander Pope
Alexander Pope was an English poet, playwright and literary critic best known for his satires like The Dunciad and The Rape of the Lock. Thi…
To The Rural Muse and Other Poems
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John Clare
The English poet John Clare was the son of a farm labourer and was often referred to as "the Northamptonshire Peasant Poet". His w…
Jessie Pope's War Poems
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Jessie Pope
Jessie Pope published these poems during the early months of the First World War. They were very popular at the time and the author received…
Memorials of a Tour on the Continent 1820
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William Wordsworth
In 1820 William Wordsworth, in company with his wife Mary and sister Dorothy, undertook a tour of continental Europe, visiting Belgium, Germ…