Auson[ius] Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCDCBEAAEB F DDGHDDBBIJ| AUSON IUS | A |
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| Toxica zelotypo dedit uxor maecha marito | B |
| Nec satis ad mortem credidit esse datum | C |
| Miscuit argenti lethalia pondera vivi | D |
| Ut celeret certam vis geminata necem | C |
| Ergo inter sese dum noxia pocula certant | B |
| Cessit lethalis noxa saltuiferi | E |
| Protinus in vacuos alvi petiere recessus | A |
| Lubrica dejectis quae via nota cibis | A |
| Quam pia cura Deum prodest crudelior uxor | E |
| Sic cum fata volunt bina venena juvant | B |
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| IN ENGLISH | F |
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| Her jealous husband an adultresse gave | D |
| Cold poysons to o weak she thought for's grave | D |
| A fatal dose of quicksilver then she | G |
| Mingles to hast his double destinie | H |
| Now whilst within themselves they are at strife | D |
| The deadly potion yields to that of life | D |
| And straight from th' hollow stomack both retreat | B |
| To th' slippery pipes known to digested meat | B |
| Strange care o' th' gods the murth'resse doth avail | I |
| So when fates please ev'n double poysons heal | J |
Richard Lovelace
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