Famous 13Th Poems by Famous Poets

These are examples of famous 13Th poems written by some of the greatest and most-well-known modern and classical poets. PoetrySoup is a great educational poetry resource of famous 13th poems. These examples illustrate what a famous 13th poem looks like and its form, scheme, or style (where appropriate).

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The Battle of Tel-el-Kebir

by William Topaz McGonagall
 Ye sons of Great Britain, come join with me,
And sing in praise of Sir Garnet Wolseley;
Sound drums and trumpets cheerfully,
For he has acted most heroically. 

Therefore loudly his praises sing
Until the hills their echoes back doth ring;
For he is a noble hero bold,
And an honour to his Queen and country, be it told. 

He has gained for himself fame...Read more of this...

Johanna Sebus

by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
 [To the memory of an excellent and beautiful 
girl of 17, belonging to the village of Brienen, who perished on 
the 13th of January, 1809, whilst giving help on the occasion of 
the breaking up of the ice on the Rhine, and the bursting of the 
dam of Cleverham.]

THE DAM BREAKS DOWN, THE ICE-PLAIN GROWLS,
THE FLOODS ARISE, THE WATER...Read more of this...

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