Famous Ministerial Poems by Famous Poets

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

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Gone Down

by Andrew Barton Paterson
 To the voters of Glen Innes 'twas O'Sullivan that went, 
To secure the country vote for Mister Hay. 
So he told 'em what he'd borrowed, and he told 'em what he'd spent, 
Though extravagance had blown it all away. 
Said he, "Vote for Hay, my hearties, and wherever we may roam 
We will borrow, undismayed by Fortune's frown!" 
When...Read more of this...

The Ballad of Cockatoo Dock

by Andrew Barton Paterson
 Of all the docks upon the blue 
There was no dockyard, old or new, 
To touch the dock at Cockatoo. 

Of all the ministerial clan 
There was no nicer, worthier man 
Than Admiral O'Sullivan. 

Of course, we mean E. W. 
O'Sullivan, the hero who 
Controlled the dock at Cockatoo. 

To workmen he explained his views -- 
"You need not...Read more of this...

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