Dangerous Things Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEFCBCGHIEJK| Said Myrtias a Syrian student | A |
| in Alexandria in the reign of | B |
| Augustus Constans and Augustus Constantius | C |
| in part a pagan and in part a christian | D |
| Fortified by theory and study | E |
| I shall not fear my passions like a coward | F |
| I shall give my body to sensual delights | C |
| to enjoyments dreamt of | B |
| to the most daring amorous desires | C |
| to the lustful impulses of my blood without | G |
| any fear for whenever I want | H |
| and I shall have the will fortified | I |
| as I shall be by theory and study | E |
| at moments of crisis I shall find again | J |
| my spirit as before ascetic | K |
Constantine P. Cavafy
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