Famous Compensated Poems by Famous Poets

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

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An Essay on Man in Four Epistles: Epistle 1

...e pow'rs of all?
Nature to these, without profusion, kind,
The proper organs, proper pow'rs assign'd;
Each seeming want compensated of course,
Here with degrees of swiftness, there of force;
All in exact proportion to the state;
Nothing to add, and nothing to abate.
Each beast, each insect, happy in its own:
Is Heav'n unkind to man, and man alone?
Shall he alone, whom rational we call,
Be pleas'd with nothing, if not bless'd with all?


The bliss of man (could pride that bles...Read more of this...
by Pope, Alexander


Essay on Man

...pow'rs of all? 
Nature to these, without profusion kind, 
The proper organs, proper pow'rs assign'd; 
Each seeming want compensated of course, 
Here with degrees of swiftness, there of force; 
All in exact proportion to the state; 
Nothing to add, and nothing to abate. 
Each beast, each insect, happy in its own; 
Is Heav'n unkind to Man, and Man alone? 
Shall he alone, whom rational we call, 
Be pleas'd with nothing, if not bless'd with all? 
The bliss of Man (could Pride tha...Read more of this...
by Pope, Alexander

Remember me implored the Thief!

...give thee guaranty.

That Courtesy will fair remain
When the Delight is Dust
With which we cite this mightiest case
Of compensated Trust.

Of all we are allowed to hope
But Affidavit stands
That this was due where most we fear
Be unexpected Friends....Read more of this...
by Dickinson, Emily

The Princess (part 2)

...them not fear: some said their heads were less: 
Some men's were small; not they the least of men; 
For often fineness compensated size: 
Besides the brain was like the hand, and grew 
With using; thence the man's, if more was more; 
He took advantage of his strength to be 
First in the field: some ages had been lost; 
But woman ripened earlier, and her life 
Was longer; and albeit their glorious names 
Were fewer, scattered stars, yet since in truth 
The highest is the meas...Read more of this...
by Tennyson, Alfred Lord

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