Anacreontic. "the Wisest Men Are Fools In Wine." Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAB CDCD EFEF GFG H| The wisest men are fools in wine | A |
| Experience makes us think | B |
| Its magic spells are so divine | A |
| We reason yet we drink | B |
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| How short's the longest life of man | C |
| How soon its brightest laurels fade | D |
| Then as our life is but a span | C |
| Let all its hours be joyous made | D |
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| Wine o'er the ardent restless mind | E |
| Entwines its poppy chain | F |
| A solace then the wretched find | E |
| In fictions of the brain | F |
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| Oh as the charmed glass we sip | G |
| We conquer care and pain | F |
| It woos like woman's dewy lip | G |
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| To kiss and come again | H |
Thomas Gent
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