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Famous Doles Poems by Famous Poets

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

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...eventually happens that the body-house, loaned,
lapses, falling fated—another takes it all up,
who, without mourning, doles out the treasures,
the olden-riches of noblemen, caring not for the fear. (ll. 1740-57)

“Guard yourself against this killing malice, my dear Beowulf,
best of men, and choose the better part,
the enduring good. Care nothing for pride,
famous champion! Now the profits of your power
last a short time. Too soon there will be
disease or the blade t...Read more of this...
by Anonymous,



...e independent guest 
Frequents its bowers, 
Inherits its bequest. 

No speech, though kind, has it; 
But kinder silence doles 
Unto its mates; 
By night consoles, 
By day congratulates. 

What saith the tongue to tongue? 
What hearest ear of ear? 
By the decrees of fate 
From year to year, 
Does it communicate. 

Pathless the gulf of feeling yawns; 
No trivial bridge of words, 
Or arch of boldest span, 
Can leap the moat that girds 
The sincere man. 

No show of bolts and bar...Read more of this...
by Thoreau, Henry David
...mossy thatch that lets in rain, 
Without a 'lotment, 'less he rent it, 
And never meat, unless he scent it, 
But weekly doles of 'leven shilling 
To make a grown man strong and willing, 
To do the hardest work on earth 
And feed his wife when she gives birth, 
And feed his little children's bones. 
I tell you, man, the Devil groans. 
With all your main and all your might 
You back what is against what's right; 
You let the Squire do things like these, 
You back him in't and g...Read more of this...
by Masefield, John

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