Famous Affable Poems by Famous Poets

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A Satyre Against Mankind

...slave,
And for the which alone he dares be brave;
To which his various projects are designed,
Which makes him generous, affable, and kind.
For which he takes such pains to be thought wise,
And screws his actions, in a forced disguise;
Leads a most tedious life in misery,
Under laborious, mean hypocrisy.
Look to the bottom of his vast design,
Wherein man's wisdom, power, and glory join:
The good he acts. the ill he does endure.
'Tis all from fear, to make himself secure.
Merel...Read more of this...
by Wilmot, John


A Tribute to Dr. Murison

...ort,
And to his shop they should resort
To get his advice one and all;
Believe me on him ye ought to call. 

He is very affable in temper and a skilful man,
And to cure all his patients he tries all he can;
And I wish him success for many a long day,
For he has saved me from dying, I venture to say;
The kind treatment I received surpasses all
Is the honest confession of McGonagall....Read more of this...
by McGonagall, William Topaz

An Address to the Rev. George Gilfillan

....
He is a man of genius bright,
And in him his congregation does delight,
Because they find him to be honest and plain,
Affable in temper, and seldom known to complain.
He preaches in a plain straightforward way,
The people flock to hear him night and day,
And hundreds from the doors are often turn'd away,
Because he is the greatest preacher of the present day.
He has written the life of Sir Waiter Scott,
And while he lives he will never be forgot,
Nor when he is dead,
Becaus...Read more of this...
by McGonagall, William Topaz

Canzone II

...n's defence;Thought, Silence, Feeling, Gaiety, Wit, Sense,Modest demeanour, affable discourse,In words of sweetest forceWhence every grosser nature gentle grew,That angel air, humble to all and kind,Whose praise, it needs not mine, from all we find;Stood she, or sat, a grace which often threwDoubt on th...Read more of this...
by Petrarch, Francesco

Canzone XI.(R)

...0>Already on the Alp snow gathers round:Already day is near; and I awake.An affable and modest air is sweet;And in a lovely lady that she beNoble and dignified, not proud and cold,Well pleases it to find.Love o'er his empire rules without a sword.He who has miss'd his way let him turn back:Who has no ho...Read more of this...
by Petrarch, Francesco


Dream Song 66: All virtues enter into this world:)

...en groaned, over the telephone,
when asked what that was:)

How feel a fellow then when he arrive
in fame but lost? but affable, top-shelf.
Quelle sad semaine.
He hardly know his selving. ('that a man')
Henry grew hot, got laid, felt bad, survived
('should always reproach himself'....Read more of this...
by Berryman, John

Hymns Of The Marshes

...am drawn,
Where the gray beach glimmering runs, as a belt of the dawn,
For a mete and a mark
To the forest-dark: --
So:
Affable live-oak, leaning low, --
Thus -- with your favor -- soft, with a reverent hand,
(Not lightly touching your person, Lord of the land!)
Bending your beauty aside, with a step I stand
On the firm-packed sand,
Free
By a world of marsh that borders a world of sea.

Sinuous southward and sinuous northward the shimmering band
Of the sand-beach fastens the ...Read more of this...
by Lanier, Sidney

Isaac and Archibald

...to sweat blood;
But Isaac, for aught I could make of him, 
Was cool to his hat-band. So I said then 
With a dry gasp of affable despair, 
Something about the scorching days we have 
In August without knowing it sometimes;
But Isaac said the day was like a dream, 
And praised the Lord, and talked about the breeze. 
I made a fair confession of the breeze, 
And crowded casually on his thought 
The nearness of a profitable nook
That I could see. First I was half inclined 
To caut...Read more of this...
by Robinson, Edwin Arlington

Lines in Praise of Professor Blackie

...eople's hearts are now full of sorrow
For the deceased Professor Blackie, of Edinboro';
Because he was a Christian man, affable and kind,
And his equal in charitable actions would be hard to find 

'Twas in the year of 1895, March the 2nd, he died at 10 o'clock.
Which to his dear wife, and his adopted son, was a great shock;
And before he died he bade farewell to his adopted son and wife.
Which, no doubt, they will remember during life. 

Professor Blackie celebrated his gold...Read more of this...
by McGonagall, William Topaz

Meditations In Time Of Civil War

...love,
And know whatever flourish and decline
These stones remain their monument and mine.


 V. The Road at My Door

An affable Irregular,
A heavily-built Falstaffian man,
Comes cracking jokes of civil war
As though to die by gunshot were
The finest play under the sun.

A brown Lieutenant and his men,
Half dressed in national uniform,
Stand at my door, and I complain
Of the foul weather, hail and rain,
A pear-tree broken by the storm.

I count those feathered balls of soot
Th...Read more of this...
by Yeats, William Butler

Paradise Lost: Book 07

...not thou, who thee implores: 
For thou art heavenly, she an empty dream. 
Say, Goddess, what ensued when Raphael, 
The affable Arch-Angel, had forewarned 
Adam, by dire example, to beware 
Apostasy, by what befel in Heaven 
To those apostates; lest the like befall 
In Paradise to Adam or his race, 
Charged not to touch the interdicted tree, 
If they transgress, and slight that sole command, 
So easily obeyed amid the choice 
Of all tastes else to please their appetite, 
Thou...Read more of this...
by Milton, John

Paradise Lost: Book 08

...on. Since to part, 
Go, heavenly guest, ethereal Messenger, 
Sent from whose sovran goodness I adore! 
Gentle to me and affable hath been 
Thy condescension, and shall be honoured ever 
With grateful memory: Thou to mankind 
Be good and friendly still, and oft return! 
So parted they; the Angel up to Heaven 
From the thick shade, and Adam to his bower....Read more of this...
by Milton, John

Satyr

...ve, 
And for the which alone he dares be brave: 
To which his various Projects are design'd, 
Which makes him gen'rous, affable, and kind. 
For which he takes such pains to be thought wise, 
And screws his actions, in a forc'd disguise: 
Leading a tedious life in Misery, 
Under laborious, mean Hypocrisie. 
Look to the bottom, of his vast design, 
Wherein Mans Wisdom, Pow'r, and Glory joyn; 
The good he acts, the ill he does endure, 
'Tis all for fear, to make himself secure. ...Read more of this...
by Wilmot, John

Study of an Elevation In Indian Ink

...and,
 Lovely Mehitabel Lee.

 Potiphar Gubbins, C.E.,
 Is dear to the Powers that Be;
For They bow and They smile in an affable style,
 Which is seldom accorded to Me.

 Potiphar Gubbins, C.E.,
 Is certain as certain can be
Of a highly paid post which is claimed by a host
 Of seniors -- including Me.

 Careless and lazy is he,
 Greatly inferior to Me.
That is the spell that you manage so well,
 Commonplace Potiphar G.?

 Lovely Mehitabel Lee,
 Let me inquire of thee,
Should I...Read more of this...
by Kipling, Rudyard

The Advice

...s of a Clive, 
With Walpole's mental taste. 

Tho' rapture wantons in your air, 
Tho' beyond simile you're fair, 
Free, affable, serene; 
Yet still one attribute divine 
Should in your composition shine-- 
Sincerity, I mean. 

Tho' num'rous swains before you fall, 
'Tis empty admiration all, 
'Tis all that you require; 
How momentary are their chains! 
Like you, how unsincere the strains 
Of those who but admire! 

Accept, for once, advice from me, 
And let the eye of censure...Read more of this...
by Chatterton, Thomas

The Ancient Town of Leith

...use the inhabitants to me have been very kind,
And I'm sure more generous people would be hard to find. 

They are very affable in temper and void of pride,
And I hope God will always for them provide;
May He shower His blessings upon them by land and sea,
Because they have always been very kind to me....Read more of this...
by McGonagall, William Topaz

The Death of Lord and Lady Dalhousie

...degree,
Especially in Forfarshire by his tenantry:
And by many of the inhabitants in and around Dundee,
Because he was affable in temper. and void of all vanity. 

He had great affection for his children, also his wife,
'Tis said he loved her as dear as his life;
And I trust they are now in heaven above,
Where all is joy, peace, and love. 

At the age of fourteen he resolved to go to sea,
So he entered the training ship Britannia belonging the navy,
And entered as a midshipm...Read more of this...
by McGonagall, William Topaz

The Four Ages of Man

...usket-proof;
3.20 I fly to catch the Bullet that's aloof.
3.21 Though thus in field, at home, to all most kind,
3.22 So affable that I do suit each mind,
3.23 I can insinuate into the breast
3.24 And by my mirth can raise the heart deprest.
3.25 Sweet Music rapteth my harmonious Soul,
3.26 And elevates my thoughts above the Pole.
3.27 My wit, my bounty, and my courtesy
3.28 Makes all to place their future hopes on me.
3.29 This is my best, but youth (is known) alas,
3.30 To b...Read more of this...
by Bradstreet, Anne

There was an old person of Nice

...ere was an old person of Nice,Whose associates were usually Geese.They walked out together in all sorts of weather,That affable person of Nice! ...Read more of this...
by Lear, Edward

There Was An Old Person Of Nice

...an old person of Nice, 
Whose associates were usually Geese. 
They walked out together, in all sorts of weather. 
That affable person of Nice!...Read more of this...
by Lear, Edward

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