Famous War Of Words Poems by Famous Poets
These are examples of famous War Of Words poems written by some of the greatest and most-well-known modern and classical poets. PoetrySoup is a great educational poetry resource of famous war of words poems. These examples illustrate what a famous war of words poem looks like and its form, scheme, or style (where appropriate).
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...The war of words is done;
The red-lipped cannon speak;
The battle has begun.
The web your speeches spun
Tears and blood shall streak;
The war of words is done.
Smoke enshrouds the sun;
Earth staggers at the shriek
Of battle new begun.
Poltroons and braggarts run:
Woe to the poor, the meek!
The war of words is done.
"And hope not now to shun
The doom that dog...Read more of this...
by
Davidson, John
...All human things are subject to decay,
And, when Fate summons, monarchs must obey:
This Flecknoe found, who, like Augustus, young
Was call'd to empire, and had govern'd long:
In prose and verse, was own'd, without dispute
Through all the realms of Non-sense, absolute.
This aged prince now flourishing in peace,
And blest with issue of a large increase,
Worn...Read more of this...
by
Dryden, John
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