Famous Octavian Poems by Famous Poets
These are examples of famous Octavian poems written by some of the greatest and most-well-known modern and classical poets. PoetrySoup is a great educational poetry resource of famous octavian poems. These examples illustrate what a famous octavian poem looks like and its form, scheme, or style (where appropriate).
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...rphy’s Everything-a-Pound stall
“Oh no it isn’t, Oh yes it is!”
City Lights tumblers, Big Top mugs,
Ireland flagons, Octavian glasses,
Camille goblets:
We must clear
All nice gear
Royal Crystal Clear
It isn’t far to the wacky bazaar -
“Cadbury’s Curly Whirlies ten a pound.”
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John Dion, I prefer
Wordsworth’s daffodils
To your’s, they are
More rare and far
Less dear.
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There were pigeons on the roof
So still I thought they were stone
Grey and b...Read more of this...
by
Tebb, Barry
...in the air;
The sky is changed to brass, the earth to sand;
I am the Emperor whose name I bear.
August
The Emperor Octavian, called the August,
I being his favorite, bestowed his name
Upon me, and I hold it still in trust,
In memory of him and of his fame.
I am the Virgin, and my vestal flame
Burns less intensely than the Lion's rage;
Sheaves are my only garlands, and I claim
The golden Harvests as my heritage.
September
I bear the Scales, where hang in equipo...Read more of this...
by
Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth
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