Famous Conducted Poems by Famous Poets

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

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A Ballad of John Silver

...at the fore, 
And we sailed the Spanish Water in the happy days of yore. 

We'd a long brass gun amidships, like a well-conducted ship, 
We had each a brace of pistols and a cutlass at the hip; 
It's a point which tells against us, and a fact to be deplored, 
But we chased the goodly merchant-men and laid their ships aboard. 

Then the dead men fouled the scuppers and the wounded filled the chains, 
And the paint-work all was spatter dashed with other peoples brains, 
She was...Read more of this...
by Masefield, John


An Adventure in the Life of King James V of Scotland

...his heart was freed from grief. 

For John soon found his friend the Gudeman,
And the King took John by the han',
Then conducted John from one apartment to another,
Just as kindly as if he'd been his own brother. 

Then the King asked John if he'd like to see His Majesty.
"Oh, yes," replied John, "His Majesty I would really like to see."
And John looked earnestly into the King's face,
And said, "How am I to know His Grace?" 

"Oh, John, you needn't be the least annoyed about...Read more of this...
by McGonagall, William Topaz

Burning of the Exeter Theatre

...n the stairs leading from the gallery,
And these were roasted to death, which was sickening to see. 

The funerals were conducted at the expense of the local authority,
And two hours and more elapsed at the mournful ceremony;
And at one grave there were two thousand people, a very great crowd,
And most of the men were bareheaded ad weeping aloud. 

Alas! many poor children have been bereft of their fathers and mothers,
Who will be sorely missed by little sisters and brothers;...Read more of this...
by McGonagall, William Topaz

Death is the supple Suitor

...Death is the supple Suitor
That wins at last --
It is a stealthy Wooing
Conducted first
By pallid innuendoes
And dim approach
But brave at last with Bugles
And a bisected Coach
It bears away in triumph
To Troth unknown
And Kindred as responsive
As Porcelain....Read more of this...
by Dickinson, Emily

Jack Honest or the Widow and Her Son

...eliver Jack's message the footman withdrew,
And when the footman returned he said, Master will see you. 

Then Jack was conducted into a rich furnished room,
And to Mr Brooksby he told his errand very soon,
While his honest heart, with fear, didn't quake,
Saying, Mr Brooksby, you gave me a sovereign yesterday in a mistake. 

Why, surely I have seen you before, said Mr Brooksby;
Yes, Sir, replied Jack Honest, bowing very politely;
Then what is your name, my honest lad? Asked M...Read more of this...
by McGonagall, William Topaz


Liberty Tree

...of light from the regions of day,
The Goddess of Liberty came;
Ten thousand celestials directed the way,
And hither conducted the dame.
A fair budding branch from the gardens above,
Where millions with millions agree,
She brought in her hand as a pledge of her love,
And the plant she named Liberty Tree.
The celestial exotic struck deep in the ground,
Like a native it flourished and bore;
The fame of its fruit drew the nations around,
To seek out this peaceable sho...Read more of this...
by Paine, Thomas

Paradise Lost: Book 12

...s; over the tent a cloud 
Shall rest by day, a fiery gleam by night; 
Save when they journey, and at length they come, 
Conducted by his Angel, to the land 
Promised to Abraham and his seed:--The rest 
Were long to tell; how many battles fought 
How many kings destroyed; and kingdoms won; 
Or how the sun shall in mid Heaven stand still 
A day entire, and night's due course adjourn, 
Man's voice commanding, 'Sun, in Gibeon stand, 
'And thou moon in the vale of Aialon, 
'Till I...Read more of this...
by Milton, John

Pickthorn Manor

...Each incident

XXV
Must be related and each term explained. How 
troops were set in battle, how a siege
Was ordered and conducted. She complained Because 
he bungled at the fall of Liege.
The curious names of parts of forts she knew, And aired with 
conscious pride her ravelins,
And counterscarps, and lunes. The 
day drew on, And his dead fish's fins
In the hot sunshine turned a mauve-green hue.
At last Gervase, guessing the hour, withdrew.
But she sat long in still oblivion....Read more of this...
by Lowell, Amy

Rev. Lemuel Wiley

...I preached four thousand sermons,
I conducted forty revivals,
And baptized many converts.
Yet no deed of mine
Shines brighter in the memory of the world,
And none is treasured more by me:
Look how I saved the Blisses from divorce,
And kept the children free from that disgrace,
To grow up into moral men and women,
Happy themselves, a credit to the village....Read more of this...
by Masters, Edgar Lee

The Artists

...urse,
The ever-varying plan of fate,
Duty and instinct's twofold force,
With proving mind and guidance straight
Ye then conducted to their ends.
What Nature, as she moves along,
Far from each other ever rends,
Become upon the stage, in song,
Members of order, firmly bound.
Awed by the Furies' chorus dread,
Murder draws down upon its head
The doom of death from their wild sound.
Long e'er the wise to give a verdict dared,
An Iliad had fate's mysteries declared
To early ages fr...Read more of this...
by Schiller, Friedrich von

The Cambaroora Star

...ora petered, and the diggers' sun went down, 
And another sort of people came and settled in the town; 
The reefing was conducted by a syndicate or two, 
And they changed the name to `Queensville', for their blood was very blue. 
They wanted Brown to help them put the feathers in their nests, 
But his leaders went like thunder for their vested interests, 
And he fought for right and justice and he raved about the dawn 
Of the reign of Man and Reason till his ads. were all wit...Read more of this...
by Lawson, Henry

The Death of Lord and Lady Dalhousie

...nd Duchess of Edinburgh,
While in every one's face standing at the grave was depicted sorrow. 

The funeral service was conducted in the Church of Cockpen
By the Rev. J. Crabb, of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, town of Brechin;
And as the two coffins were lowered into their last resting place,
Then the people retired with sad hearts at a quick pace....Read more of this...
by McGonagall, William Topaz

The Funeral of the German Emperor

...ottenburg, their last resting-place,
The God-fearing man that never did his country disgrace. 

The funeral service was conducted in the cathedral by the court chaplain, Dr. Kogel,
Which touched the hearts of his hearers, as from his lips it fell,
And in conclusion he recited the Lord's Prayer
In the presence of kings, princes, dukes, and counts assembled there. 

And at the end of the service the infantry outside fired volley after volley,
While the people inside the cathedr...Read more of this...
by McGonagall, William Topaz

The Grog-anGrumble Steeplechase

...ioned that he knew the time of day, 
So he rose in their opinion. It was noticed that the training 
Of the Screamer was conducted in a dark, mysterious way. 

Well, the day arrived in glory; 'twas a day of jubilation 
With careless-hearted bushmen for a hundred miles around, 
An' the rum 'n' beer 'n' whisky came in waggons from the station, 
An' the Holy Terror talent were the first upon the ground. 
Judge M'Ard – with whose opinion it was scarcely safe to wrestle – 
Took his...Read more of this...
by Lawson, Henry

The Inauguration of the University College

...day of October, in the year of 1883,
That the University College was opened in Dundee,
And the opening proceedings were conducted in the College Hall,
In the presence of ladies and gentlemen both great and small. 

Worthy Provost Moncur presided over the meeting,
And received very great greeting;
And Professor Stuart made an eloquent speech there,
And also Lord Dalhousie, I do declare. 

Also, the Right Hon W. E. Baxter was there on behalf of his aunt,
And acknowledged her be...Read more of this...
by McGonagall, William Topaz

The Lay of a Golden Goose

...e the rest, 
"No useful egg was ever hatched 
From transcendental nest." 

Good little goslings at their play 
And well-conducted chicks 
Were taught to think poor goosey's flights 
Were naughty, ill-bred tricks. 

They were content to swim and scratch, 
And not at all inclined 
For any wild goose chase in search 
Of something undefined. 

Hard times she had as one may guess, 
That young aspiring bird, 
Who still from every fall arose 
Saddened but undeterred. 

She knew she ...Read more of this...
by Alcott, Louisa May

The People Upstairs

...The people upstairs all practise ballet
Their living room is a bowling alley
Their bedroom is full of conducted tours.
Their radio is louder than yours,
They celebrate week-ends all the week.
When they take a shower, your ceilings leak.
They try to get their parties to mix
By supplying their guests with Pogo sticks,
And when their fun at last abates,
They go to the bathroom on roller skates.
I might love the people upstairs more
If only they lived on another...Read more of this...
by Nash, Ogden

The Sisters

...o rest on blood,

when as in the former times they softly touch
and try, along the tree-lined walks,
to feel themselves conducted and to lead;
ah, the ways they go are not the same....Read more of this...
by Rilke, Rainer Maria

The Veiled Statue At Sais

...when there
He never would disclose, but from that hour
His happiness in life had fled forever,
And his deep sorrow soon conducted him
To an untimely grave. "Woe to that man,"
He warning said to every questioner,
"Woe to that man who wins the truth by guilt,
For truth so gained will ne'er reward its owner."...Read more of this...
by Schiller, Friedrich von

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