Famous Shrewdness Poems by Famous Poets
These are examples of famous Shrewdness poems written by some of the greatest and most-well-known modern and classical poets. PoetrySoup is a great educational poetry resource of famous shrewdness poems. These examples illustrate what a famous shrewdness poem looks like and its form, scheme, or style (where appropriate).
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Tennyson, Alfred Lord
...sad will no less to chime with his,
But throve not in her trade, not being bred
To barter, nor compensating the want
By shrewdness, neither capable of lies,
Nor asking overmuch and taking less,
And still foreboding `what would Enoch say?'
For more than once, in days of difficulty
And pressure, had she sold her wares for less
Than what she gave in buying what she sold:
She fail'd and sadden'd knowing it; and thus,
Expectant of that news that never came,
Gain'd for here own a s...Read more of this...
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