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Famous Repayment Poems by Famous Poets

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

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...worn by alien moils and men, 
The long untrodden sill repassed, 
We press the pined for couch at last, 
And find a full repayment there? 
Then hail, sweet Sirmio; thou that wast, 
And art, mine own unrivalled Fair!...Read more of this...
by Hardy, Thomas



...r more than carnage call you claimant, 
Paying you a penny for each son you slay? 
Man, the whole globe in gold were no repayment 
For what you have lost. And how shall I repay? 

What is the price of that red spark that caught me 
From a kind farm that never had a name? 
What is the price of that dead man they brought me? 
For other dead men do not look the same. 

How should I pay for one poor graven steeple 
Whereon you shattered what you shall not know? 
How should I pay ...Read more of this...
by Chesterton, G K

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