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Famous Tole Poems by Famous Poets

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

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...che, thenne spedez thou the better,
For thou may leng in thy londe and layt no fyrre--
bot slokes!
Ta now thy grymme tole to the,
And let se how thou cnokez."
"Gladly, sir, for sothe,"
Quoth Gawan; his ax he strokes.
The grene knyyght vpon grounde graythely hym dresses,
A littel lut with the hede, the lere he discouerez,
His longe louelych lokkez he layd ouer his croun,
Let the naked nec to the note schewe.
Gauan gripped to his ax, and gederes hit on hyyght,
The k...Read more of this...
by Eliot, T S (Thomas Stearns)



...boys.
Po' little lamb.
Too tiahed out to make a noise,
Po' little lamb.
You gwine t' have to-morrer sho'?
Yes, you tole me dat befo',
Don't you fool me, chile, no mo',
Po' little lamb.
You been bad de livelong day,
Po' little lamb.
Th'owin' stones an' runnin' 'way,
Po' little lamb.
My, but you 's a-runnin' wil',
Look jes' lak some po' folks chile;
Mam' gwine whup you atter while,
Po' little lamb.
Come hyeah! you mos' tiahed to def,
Po' little lamb.
Played yo...Read more of this...
by Laurence Dunbar, Paul

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