On The Uses Of Adversity Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A B BB CC BB| Nam nihil est quod non mortalibus afferat usum | A |
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| PETRONIUS | B |
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| Nothing there is that mortal man may utterly despise | B |
| What in our wealth we treasured in our poverty we prize | B |
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| The gold upon a sinking ship has often wrecked the boat | C |
| While on a simple oar a shipwrecked man may keep afloat | C |
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| The burglar seeks the plutocrat attracted by his dress | B |
| The poor man finds his poverty the true preparedness | B |
Franklin Pierce Adams
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