Famous Cecil Poems by Famous Poets
These are examples of famous Cecil poems written by some of the greatest and most-well-known modern and classical poets. PoetrySoup is a great educational poetry resource of famous cecil poems. These examples illustrate what a famous cecil poem looks like and its form, scheme, or style (where appropriate).
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Chesterton, G K
...the news from this our city?
Groaning "That's the Second Reading!"
Hissing "There is still Committee!"
If the voice of Cecil falters,
If McKenna's point has pith,
Do they tremble for their altars?
Do they, Smith?
Russian peasants round their pope
Huddled, Smith,
Hear about it all, I hope,
Don't they, Smith?
In the mountain hamlets clothing
Peaks beyond Caucasian pales,
Where Establishment means nothing
And they never heard of Wales,
Do they read it all in Hansard --
With a ...Read more of this...
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Smart, Christopher
...tway, house of Otway rejoice with Hippice an herb which being held in an horse's mouth keeps him from hunger.
Let Cecil, house of Cecil rejoice with Gnaphalium an herb bleached by nature white and soft for the purpose of flax. God bless Lord Salisbury.
Let Rogers, house of Rogers rejoice with Hypelates a kind of Laurel -- God be gracious to Rogers and Spilsbury with their families.
Let Cambden, house of Cambden rejoice with Glischromargos a kind of white...Read more of this...
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Crowley, Aleister
...AN ATTACK ON BARBERCRAFT
[Dedicated to George Cecil Jones]
At last an end of all I hoped and feared!
Muttered the hermit through his elfin beard.
Then what art thou? the evil whisper whirred.
I doubt me soerly if the hermit heard.
To all God's questions never a word he said,
But simply shook his venerable head.
God sent all plagues; he laughed and heeded not,
Till people certified h...Read more of this...
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Kilmer, Joyce
...(For Cecil Chesterton)
At the foot of the Cross on Calvary
Three soldiers sat and diced,
And one of them was the Devil
And he won the Robe of Christ.
When the Devil comes in his proper form
To the chamber where I dwell,
I know him and make the Sign of the Cross
Which drives him back to Hell.
And when he comes like a friendly man
And puts his hand in mine...Read more of this...
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Jonson, Ben
...LXIII. — TO luminarium.org/encyclopedia/cecil.htm" target="_blank">ROBERT EARL OF SALISBURY. Who can consider thy right courses run, With what thy virtue on the times hath won, And not thy fortune ? who can clearly see The judgment of the king so shine in thee ; And that thou seek'st reward of thy each act, Not from the public voice, but private fact ? Who...Read more of this...
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Jonson, Ben
...XLIII. ? TO luminarium.org/encyclopedia/cecil.htm" target="_blank">ROBERT EARL OF SALISBURY. What need hast thou of me, or of my muse, Whose actions so themselves do celebrate ? Which should thy country's love to speak refuse, Her foes enough would fame thee in their hate. Tofore, great men were glad of poets ; now, I, not the worst, am cov...Read more of this...
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Jonson, Ben
...E, UPON THE ACCESSION OF THE TREASURERSHIP TO HIM. [luminarium.org/encyclopedia/cecil.htm" target="_blank">ROBERT CECIL, EARL OF SALISBURY] Not glad, like those that have new hopes, or suits, With thy new place, bring I these early fruits Of love, and, what the golden age did hold A treasure, art ; contemn'd in the age of gold. Nor glad as those, that old dependents be, To see thy father's rites new laid...Read more of this...
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