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Famous Finish Off Poems by Famous Poets

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

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...en in his vocation.

This we learned from famous men,
 Knowing not its uses,
When they showed, in daily work--
Man must finish off his work--
Right or wrong, his daily work--
 And without excuses.


Servant of the Staff and chain,
 Mine and fuse and grapnel--
Some, before the face of Kings,
Stand before the face of Kings;
Bearing gifts to divers Kings--
 Gifts of case and shrapnel.

This we learned from famous men
 Teaching in our borders,
Who declared it was best,
Safest, ea...Read more of this...
by Kipling, Rudyard



...ripe for to get the beggar back,
 Which it's just too late to do.

So it's knock out your pipes an' follow me!
An' it's finish off your swipes an' follow me!
 Oh, 'ark to the fifes a-crawlin'!
 Follow me -- follow me 'ome!

 Take 'im away! 'E's gone where the best men go.
 Take 'im away! An' the gun-wheels turnin' slow.
 Take 'im away! There's more from the place 'e come.
 Take 'im away, with the limber an' the drum.

For it's "Three rounds blank" an' follow me,
An' it's "Thi...Read more of this...
by Kipling, Rudyard

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