Non Sum Qualis Eram Bonæ Sub Regno Cynaræ Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABACBC DEDCEC FGFCGC AHACIC| Last night ah yesternight betwixt her lips and mine | A |
| There fell thy shadow Cynara thy breath was shed | B |
| Upon my soul between the kisses and the wine | A |
| And I was desolate and sick of an old passion | C |
| Yea I was desolate and bowed my head | B |
| I have been faithful to thee Cynara in my fashion | C |
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| All night upon mine heart I felt her warm heart beat | D |
| Night long within mine arms in love and sleep she lay | E |
| Surely the kisses of her bought red mouth were sweet | D |
| But I was desolate and sick of an old passion | C |
| When I awoke and found the dawn was gray | E |
| I have been faithful to thee Cynara in my fashion | C |
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| I have forgot much Cynara gone with the wind | F |
| Flung roses roses riotously with the throng | G |
| Dancing to put thy pale lost lilies out of mind | F |
| But I was desolate and sick of an old passion | C |
| Yea all the time because the dance was long | G |
| I have been faithful to thee Cynara in my fashion | C |
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| I cried for madder music and for stronger wine | A |
| But when the feast is finished and the lamps expire | H |
| Then falls thy shadow Cynara the night is thine | A |
| And I am desolate and sick of an old passion | C |
| Yea hungry for the lips of my desire | I |
| I have been faithful to thee Cynara in my fashion | C |
Ernest Dowson
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