The Lioness And The She-bear (prose Fable) Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A B C D E D F G F| Mamma lioness had lost one of her cubs Some hunter had made away with it and the poor unfortunate mother roared out her wailings to such an extent that all the inhabitants of the forest were seriously disturbed The spells of the night its darkness and its silence were powerless to hush the tumult of the queen of the forest Sleep was driven from every animal within hearing | A |
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| At last the she bear rose up and coming to the wailing lioness said Good Gossip just one word with you All those little ones that have passed between your teeth had they neither fathers nor mothers | B |
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| To be sure they had | C |
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| Then if that be so and as none have come to mourn their dead in cries which would split our heads if so many mothers have borne their loss silently why cannot you be silent also | D |
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| I I be silent Unhappy I Ah I have lost my son There is nought for me but to drag out a miserable old age | E |
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| But pray tell me what obliges you to do so | D |
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| Alas Destiny It is Destiny that hates me | F |
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| Those are the words that are for ever in the mouths of us all | G |
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| Unhappy human kind let this address itself to you I hear nothing but the echoing murmur of trifling complaints Whoever in like case believes himself the hated of the gods let him consider Hecuba and he will render thanks for their clemency | F |
Jean De La Fontaine
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