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Famous Shaird Poems by Famous Poets

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

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by Burns, Robert
...’ see them right.


Guid observation they will gie them;
An’ when the auld moon’s gaun to lea’e them,
The hindmaist shaird, they’ll fetch it wi’ them
 Just i’ their pouch;
An’ when the new-light billies see them,
 I think they’ll crouch!


Sae, ye observe that a’ this clatter
Is naething but a “moonshine matter”;
But tho’ dull prose-folk Latin splatter
 In logic tulyie,
I hope we bardies ken some better
 Than mind sic brulyie....Read More



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