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Famous Belles-Lettres Poems by Famous Poets

These are examples of famous Belles-Lettres poems written by some of the greatest and most-well-known modern and classical poets. PoetrySoup is a great educational poetry resource of famous belles-lettres poems. These examples illustrate what a famous belles-lettres poem looks like and its form, scheme, or style (where appropriate).

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If the foolish call them flowers

...If the foolish, call them "flowers" --
Need the wiser, tell?
If the Savants "Classify" them
It is just as well!

Those who read the "Revelations"
Must not criticize
Those who read the same Edition --
With beclouded Eyes!

Could we stand with that Old "Moses" --
"Canaan" denied --
Scan like him, the stately landscape
On the other side --

Doubtless, we shou...Read more of this...

by Dickinson, Emily

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