Famous Misconduct Poems by Famous Poets
These are examples of famous Misconduct poems written by some of the greatest and most-well-known modern and classical poets. PoetrySoup is a great educational poetry resource of famous misconduct poems. These examples illustrate what a famous misconduct poem looks like and its form, scheme, or style (where appropriate).
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McGonagall, William Topaz
...onted courage that day,
The proud Duke of Cumberland's army would have been forced to run away.
And, owing to the misconduct of the Macdonalds, the Highlanders had to yield,
And General O'Sullivan laid hold of Charles's horse, and led him off the field,
As the whole army was now in full retreat,
And with the deepest concern the Prince lamented his sore defeat.
Prince Charles Stuart, of fame and renown,
You might have worn Scotland's crown,
If the Macdonalds and Gl...Read more of this...
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Petrarch, Francesco
...ng vengeance rankled deep within,So Cyrus fell within the fatal gin:Misconduct, which from age to age convey'd,O'er her long glories cast a funeral shade.I saw the Amazon whom Ilion mourn'd,And her for whom the flames of discord burn'd,Betwixt the Trojan and Rutulian trainWhen her affianced lover ...Read more of this...
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