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Famous Too Generous Poems by Famous Poets

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

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...uliar Pride in Making Others Satisfied.
20 One Time I asked him for his Head. 'Why, Certainly! GAMALIEL Said.
21 He was Too Generous, in Fact. But Bravery he Wholly Lacked.

22 HAZAEL was (at Least he Said he Was) Exceedingly Well Bred;
23 Forbidden Sweets he would not Touch, though he might Want them very Much.
24 But Oh, Imagination Fails to quite Describe his Finger Nails!

25 How Interesting ISAAC Seemed! He never Fibbed, he Seldom Screamed;
26 His Company was Quite a Tre...Read more of this...
by Burgess, Gelett



...ve knight,
 Faithful lover, constant wight,
 From his lady’s lips did hear;
 Mark ye, eke, the warning clear:

“Love is too generous t’abide
To be against its nature ty’d,
For where ’tis of itself inclin’d,
It breaks loose when it is confin’d.”

 Ho, ye lovers, shall I tell
 How through life with Love to dwell,
 Spite of all the poets say?
 Harken to the easy way:—
 Strive to bind him not, but see
 That the little god binds thee....Read more of this...
by Butler, Ellis Parker

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