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Famous Cleverness Poems by Famous Poets

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

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My honour, these their lives.' 'Ah, fear me not' 
Replied Melissa; 'no--I would not tell, 
No, not for all Aspasia's cleverness, 
No, not to answer, Madam, all those hard things 
That Sheba came to ask of Solomon.' 
'Be it so' the other, 'that we still may lead 
The new light up, and culminate in peace, 
For Solomon may come to Sheba yet.' 
Said Cyril, 'Madam, he the wisest man 
Feasted the woman wisest then, in halls 
Of Lebanonian cedar: nor should you 
(Though, Madam, ~...Read more of this...
by Tennyson, Alfred Lord



...od. -- 
This is a small, small boat? 

Captain Small is nothing, 
A bucket will do, so it know how to ride 
Top upward: cleverness is the thing in boats. 
And I wish this were cleverer: she goes crank 
At times just when she should go sober. 
But what? Boats are but girls for whimsies: men 
Must let them have their freaks. 

Thomas Have you good skill 
In seamanship? 

Captain Well, I am not drowned yet, 
Though I'm a grey man and have been at sea 
Longer than you've been wal...Read more of this...
by Abercrombie, Lascelles
...midst of clear-seen crimes and shames
To move with manly purity;

To hold, with keen, yet loving eyes,
Art's realm from Cleverness apart,
To know the Clever good and wise,
Yet haunt the lonesome heights of Art;

O Psalmist of the weak, the strong,
O Troubadour of love and strife,
Co-Litanist of right and wrong,
Sole Hymner of the whole of life,

I know not how, I care not why,
Thy music brings this broil at ease,
And melts my passion's mortal cry
In satisfying symphonies.

Ye...Read more of this...
by Lanier, Sidney

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