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Famous Keep It Down Poems by Famous Poets

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

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by Paterson, Andrew Barton
...g cham., 
I've got to mix my liquor; 
Give me a gander's gaunt hind leg, 
Hard and tough as a wooden peg, 
And I'll keep it down with a hard-boiled egg, 
'Twill make me dream the quicker. 

Now that I'm full of fearful feed, 
Oh, but I'll dream of a winner indeed 
In my restless, troubled slumber; 
While the night-mares race through my heated brain 
And their devil-riders spur amain, 
The trip for the Cup will reward my pain, 
And I'll spot the winning number. 

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by Paterson, Andrew Barton
...have enough 
Was apt to be mysterious. 
'Twould worry prudent folks a lot 
Through mental incapacity; 
If he could keep it down or not, 
Was all the same to Cassidy. 

And when the boys would start a dance, 
In honour of Terpsichore, 
'Twas just an even-money chance 
You'd find him rather shickery. 
But once he struck his proper stride, 
And heard the band's vivacity, 
The jazz, the tango, or the slide 
Was all the same to Cassidy. 

And now he's gone to face...Read More

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