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Famous Sestet Poems by Famous Poets

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

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by Manrique, Jorge
...The Introit

Let from its dream the soul awaken,
And reason mark with open eyes
The scene unfolding,—
How lightly life away is taken,
How cometh Death in stealthy guise,—
At last beholding;

What swiftness hath the flight of pleasure
That, once attained, seems nothing more
Than respite cold;
How fain is memory to measure
Each latter day inferio...Read more of this...



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