Famous Lex Poems by Famous Poets

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

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A Death-Bed

by Rudyard Kipling
 1918
This is the State above the Law.
 The State exists for the State alone."
[This is a gland at the back of the jaw,
 And an answering lump by the collar-bone.],


Some die shouting in gas or fire;
 Some die silent, by shell and shot.
Some die desperate, caught on the wire -
 Some die suddenly. This will not.


"Regis suprema voluntas Lex"
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