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Famous Snobbish Poems by Famous Poets

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

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by Laurence Dunbar, Paul
...with helpless hands he beat the air,
His need extreme yet found no voice in prayer.
Then he prevailed; and forthwith snobbish Fate,
Like some whipped cur, came fawning at his feet;
Those who had scorned forgave and called him great—
His friends found out that friendship still was sweet.
But he, once obdurate, now bowed his head
In prayer, and trembling with its import, said:
"Mere human strength may stand ill-fortune's frown;
So I prevailed, for human strength was m...Read more of this...



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