Aequanimitas Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCDCDEFEFGG| Watchword sublime of Rome's imperial sage | A |
| Tersest of synonyms for self control | B |
| Paramount precept of the Stoic's age | A |
| Noblest of mottoes for the lofty soul | B |
| Would thou wert writ in characters of light | C |
| At every turn to greet my reverent gaze | D |
| And bid me face life's evils calm upright | C |
| Unspoiled alike by calumny or praise | D |
| With all our science we are slaves of Fate | E |
| What is to come we know not cannot know | F |
| Grief suffering death all touch us soon or late | E |
| The master question how to meet the blow | F |
| Grant me ye Gods through life a steadfast eye | G |
| And then with equanimity to die | G |
John L. Stoddard
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