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Famous Nominal Poems by Famous Poets

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

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by Burns, Robert
...might be sample for a’;
And strang an’ respectfu’s his backing,
 The maist o’ the lairds wi’ him stand;
Nae gipsy-like nominal barons,
 Wha’s property’s paper—not land.


And there, frae the Niddisdale borders,
 The Maxwells will gather in droves,
Teugh Jockie, staunch Geordie, an’ Wellwood,
 That griens for the fishes and loaves;
And there will be Heron, the Major,
 Wha’ll ne’er be forgot in the Greys;
Our flatt’ry we’ll keep for some other,
 HIM, only it’s justice to p...Read more of this...



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