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Famous Anacreontic Poems by Famous Poets

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

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...Born I was to be old,
And for to die here;
After that, in the mould
Long for to lie here.
But before that day comes,
Still I be bousing;
For I know, in the tombs
There's no carousing....Read more of this...
by Herrick, Robert



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