Get Your Premium Membership

Famous Amusements Poems by Famous Poets

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

See also:

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry
...peace you sell your own;
The slave of a vainglorious tribe,
Who hate you while they make you known.

The joy that vain amusements give,
Oh! sad conclusion that it brings!
The honey of a crowded hive,
Defended by a thousand stings.

'Tis thus the world rewards the fools
That live upon her treacherous smiles:
She leads them blindfold by her rules,
And ruins all whom she beguiles.

God knows the thousands who go down
From pleasure into endless woe;
And with a long despairing gr...Read more of this...
by Cowper, William



Dont forget to view our wonderful member Amusements poems.


Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry