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Famous Truthless Poems by Famous Poets

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

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...Like truthless dreams, so are my joys expir'd, 
And past return are all my dandled days; 
My love misled, and fancy quite retir'd-- 
Of all which pass'd the sorrow only stays. 

My lost delights, now clean from sight of land, 
Have left me all alone in unknown ways; 
My mind to woe, my life in fortune's hand-- 
Of all which pass'd the sorrow only stays. 

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by Raleigh, Sir Walter



...Like truthless dreams, so are my joys expired, 
And past return are all my dandled days; 
My love misled, and fancy quite retired— 
Of all which passed the sorrow only stays. 

My lost delights, now clean from sight of land, 
Have left me all alone in unknown ways; 
My mind to woe, my life in fortune's hand— 
Of all which passed the sorrow only stays. 

As in a c...Read more of this...
by Raleigh, Sir Walter

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