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Famous Lanterne Poems by Famous Poets

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

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by Chaucer, Geoffrey
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Than seyde he thus; 'O paleys desolat, 
O hous, of houses whylom best y-hight,
O paleys empty and disconsolat,
O thou lanterne, of which queynt is the light,
O paleys, whylom day, that now art night,
Wel oughtestow to falle, and I to dye, 
Sin she is went that wont was us to gye!

'O paleys, whylom croune of houses alle,
Enlumined with sonne of alle blisse!
O ring, fro which the ruby is out-falle,
O cause of wo, that cause hast been of lisse! 
Yet, sin I may no bet, fayn wo...Read more of this...



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