Famous Stouter Poems by Famous Poets

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

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Beowulf (Old English)

...mind, the bairn of Ecglaf
sturdy and strong, that speech he had made,
drunk with wine, now this weapon he lent
to a stouter swordsman. Himself, though, durst not
under welter of waters wager his life
as loyal liegeman. So lost he his glory,
honor of earls. With the other not so,
who girded him now for the grim encounter.



XXII

BEOWULF spake, bairn of Ecgtheow: --
“Have mind, thou honored offspring of Healfdene
gold-friend of men, now I go on this quest,
so...Read more of this...
by Anonymous,


Oh! Mr Best Youre Very Bad

...fuse
To go this year the same?-- 

The way's as plain, the road's as smooth,
The Posting not increased;
You're scarcely stouter than you were,
Not younger Sir at least.-- 

If e'er the waters were of use
Why now their use forego?
You may not live another year,
All's mortal here below.-- 

It is your duty Mr Best
To give your health repair.
Vain else your Richard's pills will be,
And vain your Consort's care. 

But yet a nobler Duty calls
You now towards the North.
Arise ennob...Read more of this...
by Austen, Jane

Read -- Sweet -- how others -- strove

...Read -- Sweet -- how others -- strove --
Till we -- are stouter --
What they -- renounced --
Till we -- are less afraid --
How many times they -- bore the faithful witness --
Till we -- are helped --
As if a Kingdom -- cared!

Read then -- of faith --
That shone above the fagot --
Clear strains of Hymn
The River could not drown --
Brave names of Men --
And Celestial Women --
Passed out -- of Record
Into -- Renown...Read more of this...
by Dickinson, Emily

The Confessor a Sanctified Tale

...et tell,--
And there, at Sun-rise, knelt and pray'd.
For near, there liv'd a civil friend,
Than FARMER TWYFORD somewhat stouter,
And he would oft his counsel lend,
And pass the wintry hours away
In harmless play;
But MISTRESS BRIDGET was so chaste,
So much with pious manners grac'd,
That none could doubt her!

One night, or rather morn, 'tis said
The wily neighbour chose to roam,
And (FARMER TWYFORD far from home),
He thought he might supply his place;
And, void of ev'ry spar...Read more of this...
by Robinson, Mary Darby

The Cottage

...and watches yet, 
Waits and watches by the door. 
Look, he’s got a great new net, 
And when my fighting starts afresh 
Stouter cord and smaller mesh 
Won’t be cheated as before. 

Nor can kindliness of Spring, 
Flowers that smile nor birds that sing,
Bumble-bee nor butterfly, 
Nor grassy hill nor anything 
Of magic keep me safe to rhyme 
In this Heaven beyond my time. 
No! for Death is waiting by....Read more of this...
by Graves, Robert


The Dungeon

...of doors with him.  And does what Simon cannot do;  For she, not over stout of limb,  Is stouter of the two.  And though you with your utmost skill  From labour could not wean them,  Alas! 'tis very little, all  Which they can do between them.   Beside their moss-grown hut of clay,  Not twenty paces from the door,  A scrap of land they have, but they  Are poor...Read more of this...
by Wordsworth, William

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