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Famous Counterbalance Poems by Famous Poets

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

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...My dismal months no joys are crowning,
But spleeny English hanging, drowning.


“Now Jove, for once be mighty civil.
To counterbalance all this evil;
Give me, and I’ve no more to say,
Give me Maria’s natal day!
That brilliant gift shall so enrich me,
Spring, Summer, Autumn, cannot match me.”
“’Tis done!” says Jove; so ends my story,
And Winter once rejoiced in glory....Read more of this...
by Burns, Robert



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