Famous Unscrupulous Poems by Famous Poets

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

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Sonnets 10: Oh My Beloved Have You Thought Of This

by Edna St. Vincent Millay
 Oh, my beloved, have you thought of this:
How in the years to come unscrupulous Time,
More cruel than Death, will tear you from my kiss,
And make you old, and leave me in my prime?
How you and I, who scale together yet
A little while the sweet, immortal height
No pilgrim may remember or forget,
As sure as the world turns, some granite night
Shall...Read more of this...

Mrs. George Reece

by Edgar Lee Masters
 To this generation I would say:
Memorize some bit of verse of truth or beauty.
It may serve a turn in your life.
My husband had nothing to do
With the fall of the bank -- he was only cashier.
The wreck was due to the president, Thomas Rhodes,
And his vain, unscrupulous son.
Yet my husband was sent to prison,
And I was left with the...Read more of this...

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