Famous Hus Poems by Famous Poets

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

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On a Soldier Fallen in the Philippines

by William Vaughn Moody
 Streets of the roaring town, 
Hush for him, hus, be still! 
He comes, who was stricken down 
Doing the word of our will. 
Hush! Let him have his state, 
Give him his soldier's crown. 
The grists of trade can wait 
Their grinding at the mill, 
But he cannot wait for his honor, now the trumpet has been blown. 
Wreathe...Read more of this...

Charles Augustus Fortescue

by Hilaire Belloc
 The nicest child I ever knew
Was Charles Augustus Fortescue.
He never lost his cap, or tore
His stockings or his pinafore:
In eating Bread he made no Crumbs,
He was extremely fond of sums,

To which, however, he preferred
The Parsing of a Latin Word--
He sought, when it was within his power,
For information twice an hour,

And as for finding Mutton-Fat
Unappatising, far from that!
He often, at...Read more of this...

The Sun Was Slumbering in the West

by Thomas Hood
 The sun was slumbering in the West, 
My daily labors past; 
On Anna's soft and gentle breast 
My head reclined at last; 
The darkness closed around, so dear 
To fond congenial souls, 
And thus she murmur'd at my ear, 
"My love, we're out of coals! 

"That Mister Bond has call'd again, 
Insisting on his rent; 
And all the Todds...Read more of this...

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