Famous Achievable Poems by Famous Poets

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Rembrandt to Rembrandt

...of mine 
Has ever caught you in a bilious mirror,— 
Yes, I could wonder long, and with a reason,
If all but everything achievable 
In me were not achieved and lost already, 
Like a fool’s gold. But you there in the glass, 
And you there on the canvas, have a sort 
Of solemn doubt about it; and that’s well 
For Rembrandt and for Titus. All that’s left 
Of all that was is here; and all that’s here 
Is one man who remembers, and one child 
Beginning to forget. One, two, and thr...Read more of this...
by Robinson, Edwin Arlington


The Princess (part 3)

...uess 
How much their welfare is a passion to us. 
If we could give them surer, quicker proof-- 
Oh if our end were less achievable 
By slow approaches, than by single act 
Of immolation, any phase of death, 
We were as prompt to spring against the pikes, 
Or down the fiery gulf as talk of it, 
To compass our dear sisters' liberties.' 

She bowed as if to veil a noble tear; 
And up we came to where the river sloped 
To plunge in cataract, shattering on black blocks 
A breadth ...Read more of this...
by Tennyson, Alfred Lord

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