Famous Objecting Poems by Famous Poets

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

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To A Gentlewoman Objecting To Him Hisgray Hairs

by Robert Herrick
 Am I despised, because you say;
And I dare swear, that I am gray?
Know, Lady, you have but your day!
And time will come when you shall wear
Such frost and snow upon your hair;
And when, though long, it comes to pass,
You question with your looking-glass,
And in that sincere crystal seek
But find no rose-bud in your cheek,
Nor any bed to give the...Read more of this...

To His Mistress Objecting To Him Neither Toying Nor Talking

by Robert Herrick
 You say I love not, 'cause I do not play
 Still with your curls, and kiss the time away.
 You blame me, too, because I can't devise
 Some sport to please those babies in your eyes;—
By love's religion, I must here confess it,
 The most I love, when I the least express it.
 Small griefs find tongues; full casks...Read more of this...

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