Odes Of Anacreon - Ode Viii Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BBCCDEFFGGHHIIJJGGKK LL| A | |
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| I care not for the idle state | B |
| Of Persia's king the rich the great | B |
| I envy not the monarch's throne | C |
| Nor wish the treasured gold my own | C |
| But oh be mine the rosy wreath | D |
| Its freshness o'er my brow to breathe | E |
| Be mine the rich perfumes that flow | F |
| To cool and scent my locks of snow | F |
| To day I'll haste to quaff my wine | G |
| As if to morrow ne'er would shine | G |
| But if to morrow comes why then | H |
| I'll haste to quaff my wine again | H |
| And thus while all our days are bright | I |
| Nor time has dimmed their bloomy light | I |
| Let us the festal hours beguile | J |
| With mantling pup and cordial smile | J |
| And shed from each new bowl of wine | G |
| The richest drop on Bacchus' shrine | G |
| For death may come with brow unpleasant | K |
| May come when least we wish him present | K |
| And beckon to the Sable shore | L |
| And grimly bid us drink no more | L |
Thomas Moore
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