In Praise Of Contentment Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCDDC EFGGF HIJJI KLMMN OFPPF QIGGI RQSTQ UVQQV| HORACE'S ODES III I | A |
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| I hate the common vulgar herd | B |
| Away they scamper when I booh 'em | C |
| But pretty girls and nice young men | D |
| Observe a proper silence when | D |
| I chose to sing my lyrics to 'em | C |
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| The kings of earth whose fleeting pow'r | E |
| Excites our homage and our wonder | F |
| Are precious small beside old Jove | G |
| The father of us all who drove | G |
| The giants out of sight by thunder | F |
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| This man loves farming that man law | H |
| While this one follows pathways martial | I |
| What moots it whither mortals turn | J |
| Grim fate from her mysterious urn | J |
| Doles out the lots with hand impartial | I |
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| Nor sumptuous feasts nor studied sports | K |
| Delight the heart by care tormented | L |
| The mightiest monarch knoweth not | M |
| The peace that to the lowly cot | M |
| Sleep bringeth to the swain contented | N |
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| On him untouched of discontent | O |
| Care sits as lightly as a feather | F |
| He doesn't growl about the crops | P |
| Or worry when the market drops | P |
| Or fret about the changeful weather | F |
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| Not so with him who rich in fact | Q |
| Still seeks his fortune to redouble | I |
| Though dig he deep or build he high | G |
| Those scourges twain shall lurk anigh | G |
| Relentless Care relentless Trouble | I |
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| If neither palaces nor robes | R |
| Nor unguents nor expensive toddy | Q |
| Insure Contentment's soothing bliss | S |
| Why should I build an edifice | T |
| Where Envy comes to fret a body | Q |
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| Nay I'd not share your sumptuous cheer | U |
| But rather sup my rustic pottage | V |
| While that sweet boon the gods bestow | Q |
| The peace your mansions cannot know | Q |
| Blesseth my lowly Sabine cottage | V |
Eugene Field
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