Odes From Horace. - To [1]thaliarchus. Book The First, Ode The Ninth Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAB CDED FGFG HIHI FJFJ KLML NOPO QRQR| In dazzling whiteness lo Soracte towers | A |
| As all the mountain were one heap of snow | B |
| Rush from the loaded woods the glittering showers | A |
| The frost bound waters can no longer flow | B |
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| Let plenteous billets on the glowing hearth | C |
| Dissolve the ice dart ere it reach thy veins | D |
| Bring mellow wines to prompt convivial mirth | E |
| Nor heed th' arrested streams or slippery plains | D |
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| High Heaven resistless in his varied sway | F |
| Speaks The wild elements contend no more | G |
| Nor then from raging seas the foamy spray | F |
| Climbs the dark rocks or curls upon the shore | G |
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| And peaceful then yon aged ash shall stand | H |
| In breathless calm the dusky cypress rise | I |
| To morrow's destiny the Gods command | H |
| To day is thine enjoy it and be wise | I |
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| Youth's radiant tide too swiftly rolls away | F |
| Now in its flow let pleasures round thee bloom | J |
| Join the gay dance awake the melting lay | F |
| Ere hoary tresses blossom for the tomb | J |
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| Spears and the Steed in busy camps impel | K |
| And when the early darkness veils the groves | L |
| Amid the leafless boughs let whispers steal | M |
| While frolic Beauty seeks the near alcoves | L |
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| Soft as thy tip toe steps the mazes rove | N |
| A laugh half smother'd thy pleas'd ear shall meet | O |
| And sportive in the charming wiles of love | P |
| Betray the artifice of coy retreat | O |
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| And then the ring or from her snowy arm | Q |
| The promis'd bracelet may thy force employ | R |
| Her feign'd reluctance height'ning every charm | Q |
| Shall add new value to the ravish'd toy | R |
Anna Seward
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