The Fourth Ode Of The First Book Of Horace Imitated Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BBBCCCDEEFFFGGGHHHII IJJJKKKLLL| i Solvitur acris hyems grata vice veris i | A |
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| Sharp winter now dissolv'd the linnet sing | B |
| The grateful breath of pleasing Zephyrs bring | B |
| The welcome joys of long desired spring | B |
| The galleys now for open sea prepare | C |
| The herds forsake their stalls for balmy air | C |
| The fields adorn'd with green th'approaching sun declare | C |
| In shining nights the charming Venus leads | D |
| Her troop of Graces and her lovely maids | E |
| Who gaily trip the ground in myrtle shades | E |
| The blazing forge her husband Vulcan heats | F |
| And thunderlike the labouring hammer beats | F |
| While toiling Cyclops every stroke repeats | F |
| Of myrtle new the cheerful wreath compose | G |
| Of various flowers which opening spring bestows | G |
| Till coming June presents the blushing rose | G |
| Pay your vow'd offering to God Faunus' bower | H |
| Then happy Sestius seize the present hour | H |
| 'Tis all that nature leaves to mortal power | H |
| The equal hand of strong impartial Fate | I |
| Levels the peasant and th'imperious great | I |
| Nor will that doom on human projects wait | I |
| To the dark mansions of the senseless dead | J |
| With daily steps our destin'd path we tread | J |
| Realms still unknown of which so much is said | J |
| Ended your schemes of pleasure and of pride | K |
| In joyous feasts no one will there preside | K |
| Torn from your Lycidas' beloved side | K |
| Whose tender youth does now our eyes engage | L |
| And soon will give in his maturer age | L |
| Sighs to our virgins to our matrons rage | L |
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu
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