Famous Groundless Poems by Famous Poets

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

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Absalom And Achitophel

...law teach rebels to obey:
Votes shall no more establish'd pow'r control,
Such votes as make a part exceed the whole:
No groundless clamours shall my friends remove,
Nor crowds have pow'r to punish ere they prove:
For gods, and god-like kings their care express,
Still to defend their servants in distress.
Oh that my pow'r to saving were confin'd:
Why am I forc'd, like Heav'n, against my mind,
To make examples of another kind?
Must I at length the sword of justice draw?
Oh curs...Read more of this...
by Dryden, John


Sonnet CCXI

...SPAN>Now dark ideas, dreams, and bodings direRaise terrors, which Heaven grant may groundless prove! Nott....Read more of this...
by Petrarch, Francesco

Sonnet CCXIII

...great event?No! God and Nature could not thus consent,And my dark fears are groundless and undue.Still it delights my heart to hope once moreThe welcome sight of that enchanting face,The glory of our age, and life to me.But if, to her eternal home to soar,That heavenly spirit have left her earthly place,Read more of this...
by Petrarch, Francesco

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