Famous Competency Poems by Famous Poets
These are examples of famous Competency poems written by some of the greatest and most-well-known modern and classical poets. PoetrySoup is a great educational poetry resource of famous competency poems. These examples illustrate what a famous competency poem looks like and its form, scheme, or style (where appropriate).
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Killigrew, Anne
...WE deem them moderate, but Enough implore,
What barely will suffice, and ask no more:
Who say, (O Jove) a competency give,
Neither in Luxury, or Want we'd live.
But what is that, which these Enough do call?
If both the Indies unto some should fall,
Such Wealth would yet Enough but onely be,
And what they'd term not Want, or Luxury.
Among the Suits, O Jove, my humbler take;
A little give, I that Enough will make....Read more of this...
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