Anacreontics, The Epicure Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBCCDDEEFFCCGGHIJJ KKLMNON| UNDERNEATH this myrtle shade | A |
| On flowerly beds supinely laid | A |
| With odorous oils my head o'erflowing | B |
| And around it roses growing | B |
| What should I do but drink away | C |
| The heat and troubles of the day | C |
| In this more than kingly state | D |
| Love himself on me shall wait | D |
| Fill to me Love nay fill it up | E |
| And mingled cast into the cup | E |
| Wit and mirth and noble fires | F |
| Vigorous health and gay desires | F |
| The wheel of life no less will stay | C |
| In a smooth than rugged way | C |
| Since it equally doth flee | G |
| Let the motion pleasant be | G |
| Why do we precious ointments shower | H |
| Nobler wines why do we pour | I |
| Beauteous flowers why do we spread | J |
| Upon the monuments of the dead | J |
| Nothing they but dust can show | K |
| Or bones that hasten to be so | K |
| Crown me with roses while I live | L |
| Now your wines and ointments give | M |
| After death I nothing crave | N |
| Let me alive my pleasures have | O |
| All are Stoics in the grave | N |
Abraham Cowley
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