Famous Secondly Poems by Famous Poets

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

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Divination By A Daffodil

...When a daffodil I see,
Hanging down his head towards me,
Guess I may what I must be:
First, I shall decline my head;
Secondly, I shall be dead;
Lastly, safely buried....Read more of this...
by Herrick, Robert


For I Will Consider My Cat Jeoffry (excerpt Jubilate Agno)

...nsider himself.
For this he performs in ten degrees.
For first he looks upon his forepaws to see if they are clean.
For secondly he kicks up behind to clear away there.
For thirdly he works it upon stretch with the forepaws extended.
For fourthly he sharpens his paws by wood.
For fifthly he washes himself.
For sixthly he rolls upon wash.
For seventhly he fleas himself, that he may not be interrupted upon the beat.
For eighthly he rubs himself against a post.
For ninthly he lo...Read more of this...
by Smart, Christopher

from Jubilate Agno Fragment B lines 695-768

...nsider himself.
For this he performs in ten degrees.
For first he looks upon his forepaws to see if they are clean.
For secondly he kicks up behind to clear away there.
For thirdly he works it upon stretch with the forepaws extended.
For fourthly he sharpens his paws by wood.
For fifthly he washes himself.
For sixthly he rolls upon wash.
For seventhly he fleas himself, that he may not be interrupted upon the beat.
For eighthly he rubs himself against a post.
For ninthly he lo...Read more of this...
by Smart, Christopher

Jubilate Agno (excerpt)

...nsider himself.
For this he performs in ten degrees.
For first he looks upon his forepaws to see if they are clean.
For secondly he kicks up behind to clear away there.
For thirdly he works it upon stretch with the forepaws extended.
For fourthly he sharpens his paws by wood.
For fifthly he washes himself.
For sixthly he rolls upon wash.
For seventhly he fleas himself, that he may not be interrupted upon the beat.
For eighthly he rubs himself against a post.
For ninthly he lo...Read more of this...
by Smart, Christopher

Jubilate Agno: Fragment B Part 4

...himself. 

For this he performs in ten degrees. 

For first he looks upon his fore-paws to see if they are clean. 

For secondly he kicks up behind to clear away there. 

For thirdly he works it upon stretch with the fore paws extended. 

For fourthly he sharpens his paws by wood. 

For fifthly he washes himself. 

For Sixthly he rolls upon wash. 

For Seventhly he fleas himself, that he may not be interrupted upon the beat. 

For Eighthly he rubs himself against a post. 

Fo...Read more of this...
by Smart, Christopher


Some said to me: Drink less of wine. What reason

...s of wine. What reason
have you for not giving it up? The reason that I give
is first the face of my friend [God] and secondly the
morning cup. Be just and tell me, Is it possible to give
a more luminous reason?...Read more of this...
by Khayyam, Omar

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