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Famous Filthiness Poems by Famous Poets

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

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...th eyes of other men; 
While deeper knowledge crouches in its den, 
And sends a spark up:--is it true we are wed? 
Yea! filthiness of body is most vile, 
But faithlessness of heart I do hold worse. 
The former, it were not so great a curse 
To read on the steel-mirror of her smile....Read more of this...
by Meredith, George



...shall renounce his idol-god,
And serve, henceforth, the Lord alone.

"My grace, a flowing stream, proceeds
To wash your filthiness away;
Ye shall abhor your former deeds,
And learn my statutes to obey.

"My truth the great design ensures,
I give myself away to you;
You shall be mine, I will be yours,
Your God unalterably true.

"Yet not unsought or unimplored,
The plenteous grace I shall confer;
No -- your whole hearts shall seek the Lord,
I'll put a praying spirit there.

"F...Read more of this...
by Cowper, William

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