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Famous Complaisant Poems by Famous Poets

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

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by Lowell, Amy
...of dirt,
I have rid you of that with a spurt of my sword point. Good 
luck
to your pleasure. She will be quite complaisant, my friend, 
I wager."
The end was a splashed flourish of ink.
Hark! In the passage is heard the clink 
of armour, the tread of a heavy man.
The door bursts open and standing there, his thin hair wavering
in the glare of steely daylight, is my Lord of Clair.

Over the yawning chimney hangs the fog. Drip -- hiss 
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by von Goethe, Johann Wolfgang
...ith my glitt'ring dart.
Yes! I was a man!

Next I formed the knightly plan

Princess Fish to free;
She was much too complaisant,

Kindly welcomed me,--
And I was gallant.

Heav'nly bread her kisses proved,

Glowing as the wine;
Almost unto death I loved.

Sun-s appeared to shine
In her dazzling charms.

Who hath torn her from mine arms?

Could no magic band
Make her in her flight delay?

Say, where now her land?
Where, alas, the way?

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