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Famous Unfortunates Poems by Famous Poets

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

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...Beauty, thy fair eyes
On our souls' sacrifice.

 "Bright-winged Child!
Who has another care when thou hast smil'd?
Unfortunates on earth, we see at last
All death-shadows, and glooms that overcast
Our spirits, fann'd away by thy light pinions.
O sweetest essence! sweetest of all minions!
God of warm pulses, and dishevell'd hair,
And panting bosoms bare!
Dear unseen light in darkness! eclipser
Of light in light! delicious poisoner!
Thy venom'd goblet will we quaff unt...Read more of this...
by Keats, John



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