Famous Nine Lives Poems by Famous Poets
These are examples of famous Nine Lives poems written by some of the greatest and most-well-known modern and classical poets. PoetrySoup is a great educational poetry resource of famous nine lives poems. These examples illustrate what a famous nine lives poem looks like and its form, scheme, or style (where appropriate).
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by
Emerson, Ralph Waldo
...s, "Too many men,"—
My counsel is, Kill nine in ten,
And bestow the shares of all
On the remnant decimal.
Add their nine lives to this cat;
Stuff their nine brains in his hat;
Make his frame and forces square
With the labors he must dare;
Thatch his flesh, and even his years
With the marble which he rears;
There growing slowly old at ease,
No faster than his planted trees,
He may, by warrant of his age,
In schemes of broader scope engage:
So shall ye have a man of the sph...Read more of this...
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