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Famous Nipper Poems by Famous Poets

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

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by Service, Robert William
...lamed if I can understand:
The pots of 'alf and 'alf we've 'ad, and ZIP! like that -- 'e's dead,
 Wiv the letter of 'is nipper in 'is 'and.

There's some as fights for freedom and there's some as fights for fun,
 But me, my lad, I fights for bleedin' 'ate.
You can blame the war and blast it, but I 'opes it won't be done
 Till I gets the bloomin' blood-price for me mate.
It'll take a bit o' bayonet to level up for Jim;
 Then if I'm spared I think I'll 'ave a bid,
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by Service, Robert William
...hat's the best I've done," says 'e.
"That's me darter, aged three. . . ."
 "Blimy!" says I, "I've a nipper, too."

Straight I chucks my rifle to one side;
Shows 'im wiv a lovin' farther's pride
Me own little Mary Jane.
Proud 'e shows me 'is Elaine,
 And we talks as friendly as can be;
Then I 'elps 'im on 'is way,
'Opes 'e's sife at 'ome to-day,
 Wonders -- 'ow would eE 'Aave treated me?...Read more of this...

by Paterson, Andrew Barton
...the road to go; 
for a man may guess -- but the horses know. 

I was camping out with my youngest son -- 
Bit of a nipper, just learnt to speak -- 
In an empty hut on the lower run, 
Shooting and fishing in Conroy's Creek. 
The youngster toddled about all day 
And there with our horses was Mongrel Grey. 

All of a sudden a flood came down, 
At first a freshet of mountain rain, 
Roaring and eddying, rank and brown, 
Over the flats and across the plain. 
Rising...Read more of this...

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