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Famous Emeritus Poems by Famous Poets

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

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...re to-day,
To counsel him about his disillusions,
Old aches, and parturitions of what's coming, -- 
A dog of orders, an emeritus,
To wag his tail at him when he comes home,
And then to put his paws up on his knees
And say, "For God's sake, what's it all about?"

I don't know whether he needs a dog or not -- 
Or what he needs. I tell him he needs Greek;
I'll talk of rules and Aristotle with him,
And if his tongue's at home he'll say to that,
I have your word that Aristotle kno...Read more of this...
by Robinson, Edwin Arlington



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