Famous Christen Poems by Famous Poets

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

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To the City of London

by William Dunbar
 London, thou art of town{.e}s A per se.
Soveraign of cities, semeliest in sight,
Of high renoun, riches, and royaltie;
Of lordis, barons, and many goodly knyght;
Of most delectable lusty ladies bright;
Of famous prelatis in habitis clericall;
Of merchauntis full of substaunce and myght:
London, thou art the flour of Cities all.

Gladdith anon, thou lusty Troy Novaunt,
Citie that some tyme cleped was New Troy,
In...Read more of this...

My Baynit

by Robert William Service
 When first I left Blighty they gave me a bay'nit
 And told me it 'ad to be smothered wiv gore;
But blimey! I 'aven't been able to stain it,
 So far as I've gone wiv the vintage of war.
For ain't it a fraud! when a Boche and yours truly
 Gits into a mix in the grit and the grime,
'E jerks...Read more of this...

In Honour of the City of London

by William Dunbar
 LONDON, thou art of townes A per se. 
 Soveraign of cities, seemliest in sight, 
Of high renoun, riches and royaltie; 
 Of lordis, barons, and many a goodly knyght; 
 Of most delectable lusty ladies bright; 
Of famous prelatis, in habitis clericall; 
 Of merchauntis full of substaunce and of myght: 
London, thou art the flour of Cities...Read more of this...

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