Fragments - Lines 0429 - 0438 Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AA BCDEFGHDIJ| A | |
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| To beget and rear a man is easier than to put good sense | B |
| Inside him No one yet has ever contrived a way | C |
| To make the senseless sensible and good men out of bad | D |
| If the sons of Asklepios had this gift from the god | E |
| To work a cure on badness and men's infatuate wits | F |
| Many and great would be the fees they earned | G |
| And if understanding could be fashioned and placed in a man | H |
| Never would a good man's son have turned out bad | D |
| By heeding the words of sensible counsel But as it is no teaching | I |
| Will ever serve to make the bad man good | J |
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