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Famous Abstaining Poems by Famous Poets

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

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...e, and things adverse,
By tribulations, injuries, insults, 
Contempts, and scorns, and snares, and violence,
Suffering, abstaining, quietly expecting
Without distrust or doubt, that He may know
What I can suffer, how obey? Who best
Can suffer best can do, best reign who first
Well hath obeyed—just trial ere I merit
My exaltation without change or end.
But what concerns it thee when I begin
My everlasting Kingdom? Why art thou
Solicitous? What moves thy inquisition? 
Know'st t...Read more of this...
by Milton, John



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