Famous Barre Poems by Famous Poets

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

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An Epitaph On Sr John Walter Lord Cheife Baron

by William Strode
 Farewell Example, Living Rule farewell;
Whose practise shew'd goodness was possible,
Who reach'd the full outstretch'd perfection
Of Man, of Lawyer, and of Christian.


Suppose a Man more streight than Reason is,
Whose grounded Habit could not tread amisse
Though Reason slepd; a Man who still esteem'd
His wife his Bone; who still his children deem'd
His Limbes and future Selfe; Servants trayn'd friends;
Lov'd his Familiars for...Read more of this...

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