Famous Enquired Poems by Famous Poets

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

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George and the Dragon

...against winder pane,
And before very long lattice opened above 
And out came the old girl again.

What d'ye want? " she enquired. And " Not you," Joe replied, 
For this treatment had fair raised his gorge
"I see George and t' Dragon's the name on the house, 
"And I'd just like a word now with George."...Read more of this...
by Edgar, Marriott


Hymn to Demeter by Homer

...So they came to Helios, who is watchman of both gods and men, and stood in front of his horses: and the bright goddess enquired of him: "Helios, do you at least regard me, goddess as I am, if ever by word or deed of mine I have cheered your heart and spirit. Through the fruitless air I heard the thrilling cry of my daughter whom I bare, sweet scion of my body and lovely in form, as of one seized violently; though with my eyes I saw nothing. But you -- for with your beams you...Read more of this...
by Homer,

Paradise Regained: The First Book

...t thou by oracling abuse
The Gentiles; henceforth oracles are ceased,
And thou no more with pomp and sacrifice
Shalt be enquired at Delphos or elsewhere—
At least in vain, for they shall find thee mute.
God hath now sent his living Oracle 
Into the world to teach his final will,
And sends his Spirit of Truth henceforth to dwell
In pious hearts, an inward oracle
To all truth requisite for men to know."
 So spake our Saviour; but the subtle Fiend,
Though inly stung with anger a...Read more of this...
by Milton, John

The Execution of James Graham Marquis of Montrose

...y the noise of drums and trumpets, which on the air arose,
That the great sound attracted the notice of Montrose. 

Who enquired at the Captain of the guard the cause of it,
Then the officer told him, as he thought most fit,
That the Parliament dreading an attempt might be made to rescue him,
The soldiers were called out to arms, and that had made the din. 

Do I, said Montrose, continue such a terror still?
Now when these good men are about my blood to spill,
But let them lo...Read more of this...
by McGonagall, William Topaz

The Female Vagrant

...e sun retired,  Came, where beneath the trees a ****** blazed;  The wild brood saw me weep, my fate enquired,  And gave me food, and rest, more welcome, more desired.   My heart is touched to think that men like these,  The rude earth's tenants, were my first relief:  How kindly did they paint their vagrant ease!  And their long holiday that feared not grief,  For all belonged to all, and e...Read more of this...
by Wordsworth, William


The Lesson

...)
they collapsed like rubber dinghies
when the plug's pulled out

"Please may I leave the room sir?"
a trembling vandal enquired
"Of course you may" said teacher
put the gun to his temple and fired

The Head popped a head round the doorway
to see why a din was being made
nodded understandingly
then tossed in a grenade

And when the ammo was well spent
with blood on every chair
Silence shuffled forward
with its hands up in the air

The teacher surveyed the carnage
the dying an...Read more of this...
by McGough, Roger

The Scholar Gypsy

...ut once, years after, in the country lanes,
Two scholars, whom at college erst he knew,
Met him, and of his way of life enquired;
Whereat he answered, that the gypsy-crew,
His mates, had arts to rule as they desired
The workings of men's brains,
And they can bind them to what thoughts they will.
"And I," he said, "the secret of their art,
When fully learned, will to the world impart;

But it needs heaven-sent moments for this skill."

This said, he left them, and returned no ...Read more of this...
by Arnold, Matthew

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