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Famous Beadle Poems by Famous Poets

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

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by Melville, Herman
...ture,
None, lads, none!

Here on this settle
He wore the true crown,
King of good fellows,
And Fat Jack was one - 
Now, Beadle of England
In formal array - 
Best fellow alive
On a throne flung away!

Companions and cronies
Keep fast and lament; - 
Come, drawer, more sack here
To drown discontent;
For now intuitions
Shall wither to codes,
Pragmatized morals
Shall libel the gods.

One I instructed,
Yea, talked to -alone:
Precept -example
Clean away thrown!

Sorrow makes thi...Read More



by Lear, Edward
...
There was an Old Man of Quebec,—A beetle ran over his neck;But he cried, "With a needle I'll slay you, O beadle!"That angry Old Man of Quebec. ...Read More

by Lear, Edward
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There was an Old Person of CheadleWas put in the stocks by the BeadleFor stealing some pigs, some coats, and some wigs,That horrible person of Cheadle. ...Read More

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