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Famous Commendation Poems by Famous Poets

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

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In Commendation Of Musick

by Strode, William

...When whispering straynes doe softly steale
With creeping passion through the hart,
And when at every touch wee feele
Our pulses beate and beare a part;
When thredds can make
A hartstring shake
Philosophie
Can scarce deny
The soule consists of harmony.


When unto heavenly joy wee feyne
Whatere the soule affecteth most,
Which onely thus wee can explayne...Read more of this...

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