Sonnet Lxxxii Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A B CDDCCDDCEFEFGH I| Vinse Annibal e non seppe usar poi | A |
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| TO STEFANO COLONNA COUNSELLING HIM TO FOLLOW UP HIS VICTORY OVER THE ORSINI | B |
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| Hannibal conquer'd oft but never knew | C |
| The fruits and gain of victory to get | D |
| Wherefore dear lord be wise take care that yet | D |
| A like misfortune happen not to you | C |
| Still in their lair the cubs and she bear Q who | C |
| Rough pasturage and sour in May have met | D |
| With mad rage gnash their teeth and talons whet | D |
| And vengeance of past loss on us pursue | C |
| While this new grief disheartens and appalls | E |
| Replace not in its sheath your honour'd sword | F |
| But boldly following where your fortune calls | E |
| E'en to its goal be glory's path explored | F |
| Which fame and honour to the world may give | G |
| That e'en for centuries after death will live | H |
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| MACGREGOR | I |
Francesco Petrarca (petrarch)
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