Famous Eventful Poems by Famous Poets

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257. Ode on the Departed Regency Bill

...y the REGENT-sceptre wield,
 While all would rule and none obey:
 Go, to the world of man relate
 The story of thy sad, eventful fate;
 And call presumptuous Hope to hear
 And bid him check his blind career;
 And tell the sore-prest sons of Care,
 Never, never to despair!
 Paint Charles’ speed on wings of fire,
 The object of his fond desire,
 Beyond his boldest hopes, at hand:
 Paint all the triumph of the Portland Band;
 Mark how they lift the joy-exulting voice,
 And how t...Read more of this...
by Burns, Robert


All the Worlds a Stage

...voice,
Turning again toward childish treble, pipes
And whistles in his sound. Last scene of all,
That ends this strange eventful history,
Is second childishness and mere oblivion,
Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything....Read more of this...
by Shakespeare, William

Dream Song 85: Op. posth. no. 8

...Flak. An eventful thought came to me,
who squirm in my hole. How will the matter end?
Who's king these nights?
What happened to . . . day? Are ships abroad?
I would like to but may not entertain a friend.
Save me from ghastly frights,

Triune! My wood or word seems to be rotting.
I daresay I'm collapsing. Worms are at hand.
No, all that froze,
I mean the blood. 'O ge...Read more of this...
by Berryman, John

The Battle of Flodden Field

...hill the Scottish army lay,
All beautifully arrayed, and eager for the fray,
And near by stood their noble king on that eventful day,
With a sad and heavy heart, but in it no dismay. 

And around him were his nobles, both in church and state,
And they felt a little dispirited regarding the king's fate;
For the independence of bonnie Scotland was at stake,
And if they lost the battle, many a heart would break. 

And as King James viewed the enemy he really wondered,
Because he...Read more of this...
by McGonagall, William Topaz

Writing

...A man who keeps a diary, pays 
Due toll to many tedious days; 
But life becomes eventful--then 
His busy hand forgets the pen. 
Most books, indeed, are records less 
Of fulness than of emptiness....Read more of this...
by Allingham, William


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