Famous Forfeiture Poems by Famous Poets
These are examples of famous Forfeiture poems written by some of the greatest and most-well-known modern and classical poets. PoetrySoup is a great educational poetry resource of famous forfeiture poems. These examples illustrate what a famous forfeiture poem looks like and its form, scheme, or style (where appropriate).
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Milton, John
...venly quire stood mute,
Patron or intercessour none appear'd,
Much less that durst upon his own head draw
The deadly forfeiture, and ransom set.
And now without redemption all mankind
Must have been lost, adjudg'd to Death and Hell
By doom severe, had not the Son of God,
In whom the fulness dwells of love divine,
His dearest mediation thus renew'd.
Father, thy word is past, Man shall find grace;
And shall grace not find means, that finds her way,
The speedi...Read more of this...
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