Three Palinodias - 01 Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AB C DC DE FE F G BG B| Incense is hut a tribute for the gods | A |
| To mortals 'tis but poison | B |
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| THE smoke that from thine altar blows | C |
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| Can it the gods offend | D |
| For I observe thou hold'st thy nose | C |
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| Pray what does this portend | D |
| Mankind deem incense to excel | E |
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| Each other earthly thing | F |
| So he that cannot bear its smell | E |
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| No incense e'er should bring | F |
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| With unmoved face by thee at least | G |
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| To dolls is homage given | B |
| If not obstructed by the priest | G |
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| The scent mounts up to heaven | B |
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
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