Famous Grudges Poems by Famous Poets

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Dorcas Gustine

...my mind,
And met those who transgressed against me
With plain remonstrance, hiding nor nurturing
Nor secret griefs nor grudges.
That act of the Spartan boy is greatly praised,
Who hid the wolf under his cloak,
Letting it devour him, uncomplainingly.
It is braver, I think, to snatch the wolf forth
And fight him openly, even in the street,
Amid dust and howls of pain.
The tongue may be an unruly member --
But silence poisons the soul.
Berate me who will -- I am content....Read more of this...
by Masters, Edgar Lee


Sams Racehorse

...a happy reunion on both sides, 
Their pleasure at meeting was great,
For each hoped to diddle the other 
And wipe a few grudges off slate.

The Sergeant brought out his race 'orses, 
For which he asked various sums;
They hadn't a tooth left between them,
But Sam knew their age by their gums.

Sam studied their lines and deportment 
As Sergeant were trotting them round, 
And told him he reckoned their value 
Were fourpence, per race 'orse, per pound. 

Now the Sarg. had a fill...Read more of this...
by Edgar, Marriott

The Porcupine

...Any hound a porcupine nudges
Can't be blamed for harboring grudges.
I know one hound that laughed all winter 
At a porcupine that sat on a splinter....Read more of this...
by Nash, Ogden

The Tradesman and the Scholar

...wn 
Than bought, when need requir'd, a Gown; 
Which way of Living much offends 
The Alderman, who gets and spends, 
And grudges him the Vital Air, 
Who drives no Trade, and takes no Care. 
Why Bookworm! to him once he cry'd, 
Why, setting thus the World aside, 
Dost thou thy useless Time consume, 
Enclos'd within a lonely Room, 
And poring damnify thy Wit, 
'Till not for Men, or Manners fit ? 
Hop'st thou, with urging of thy Vein, 
To spin a Fortune from thy Brain? 
Or gain a...Read more of this...
by Finch, Anne Kingsmill

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