To Madame De Montespan Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCDEFFGGHHIIJJKLMMNN OOFFPQQPRRSSTUVVWWWW XXXPPP| A | |
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| The apologue is from the immortal gods | B |
| Or if the gift of man it is | C |
| Its author merits apotheosis | D |
| Whoever magic genius lauds | E |
| Will do what in him lies | F |
| To raise this art's inventor to the skies | F |
| It hath the potence of a charm | G |
| On dulness lays a conquering arm | G |
| Subjects the mind to its control | H |
| And works its will upon the soul | H |
| O lady arm'd with equal power | I |
| If e'er within celestial bower | I |
| With messmate gods reclined | J |
| My muse ambrosially hath dined | J |
| Lend me the favour of a smile | K |
| On this her playful toil | L |
| If you support the tooth of time will shun | M |
| And let my work the envious years outrun | M |
| If authors would themselves survive | N |
| To gain your suffrage they should strive | N |
| On you my verses wait to get their worth | O |
| To you my beauties all will owe their birth | O |
| For beauties you will recognize | F |
| Invisible to other eyes | F |
| Ah who can boast a taste so true | P |
| Of beauty or of grace | Q |
| In either thought or face | Q |
| For words and looks are equal charms in you | P |
| Upon a theme so sweet the truth to tell | R |
| My muse would gladly dwell | R |
| But this employ to others I must yield | S |
| A greater master claims the field | S |
| For me fair lady 'twere enough | T |
| Your name should be my wall and roof | U |
| Protect henceforth the favour'd book | V |
| Through which for second life I look | V |
| In your auspicious light | W |
| These lines in envy's spite | W |
| Will gain the glorious meed | W |
| That all the world shall read | W |
| 'Tis not that I deserve such fame | X |
| I only ask in Fable's name | X |
| You know what credit that should claim | X |
| And if successfully I sue | P |
| A fane will be to Fable due | P |
| A thing I would not build except for you | P |
Jean De La Fontaine
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