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Famous Brooked Poems by Famous Poets

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

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Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry
...of waters; war arose,
hard battle-horror, when Hrethel died,
and Ongentheow’s offspring grew
strife-keen, bold, nor brooked o’er the seas
pact of peace, but pushed their hosts
to harass in hatred by Hreosnabeorh.
Men of my folk for that feud had vengeance,
for woful war (‘tis widely known),
though one of them bought it with blood of his heart,
a bargain hard: for Haethcyn proved
fatal that fray, for the first-of-Geats.
At morn, I heard, was the murderer killed
by...Read more of this...
by Anonymous,



...h what a hate the people and the King 
Must hate me,' and bowed down upon her hands 
Silent, until the little maid, who brooked 
No silence, brake it, uttering, `Late! so late! 
What hour, I wonder, now?' and when she drew 
No answer, by and by began to hum 
An air the nuns had taught her; `Late, so late!' 
Which when she heard, the Queen looked up, and said, 
`O maiden, if indeed ye list to sing, 
Sing, and unbind my heart that I may weep.' 
Whereat full willingly sang the l...Read more of this...
by Tennyson, Alfred Lord
...!'
     Behind the King thronged peer and knight,
     And noble dame and damsel bright,
     Whose fiery steeds ill brooked the stay
     Of the steep street and crowded way.
     But in the train you might discern
     Dark lowering brow and visage stern;
     There nobles mourned their pride restrained,
     And the mean burgher's joys disdained;
     And chiefs, who, hostage for their clan,
     Were each from home a banished man,
     There thought upon their ...Read more of this...
by Scott, Sir Walter
...ling laughter, and to dance 
Its body, and reach its fatling innocent arms 
And lazy lingering fingers. She the appeal 
Brooked not, but clamouring out 'Mine--mine--not yours, 
It is not yours, but mine: give me the child' 
Ceased all on tremble: piteous was the cry: 
So stood the unhappy mother open-mouthed, 
And turned each face her way: wan was her cheek 
With hollow watch, her blooming mantle torn, 
Red grief and mother's hunger in her eye, 
And down dead-heavy sank her c...Read more of this...
by Tennyson, Alfred Lord

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