Famous Buffoonery Poems by Famous Poets

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

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Ainsi Va le Monde

...lib'ral few, 
The voice of kindred genius must be true. 
But empty witlings sate the public eye 
With puny jest and low buffoonery, 
The buzzing hornets swarm about the great, 
The poor appendages of pamper'd state; 
The trifling, flutt'ring insects of a day, 
Flit near the sun, and glitter in its ray; 
Whose subtle fires with charms magnetic burn, 
Where every servile fool may have his turn. 
Lull'd in the lap of indolence, they boast 
Who best can fawn­and who can flatter m...Read more of this...
by Robinson, Mary Darby


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