The Horse & Olive Or Warr & Peace Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCBDEDEFDFDGHIHHJHJ KHLHMNMNOPOPHHHHQHAH RSRSSOSO| With Moral tale let Ancient wisdome move | A |
| Which thus I sing to make ye moderns wise | B |
| Strong Neptune once with sage Minerva strove | C |
| And rising Athens was the Victors prize | B |
| By Neptune Plutus guardian Powr of gain | D |
| By great Minerva Bright Apollo stood | E |
| But Jove superiour Bad ye side obtain | D |
| Which best contrivd to do ye nation good | E |
| Then Neptune striking from the parted ground | F |
| The Warlike horse came pawing on ye plain | D |
| And as it tossd its main prancd around | F |
| By this he crys Ile make the people reign | D |
| The Goddess smiling gently bowd ye spear | G |
| And rather thus they shall be blessd she said | H |
| Then upwards shooting in ye Vernal air | I |
| With loaded boughs ye fruitfull Olive spread | H |
| Jove saw what gifts ye rival Powrs designd | H |
| Then took th' impartial scales resolvd to show | J |
| If greater bliss in warlike pomp we find | H |
| Or in ye calm which peacefull times bestow | J |
| On Neptunes part he placd victorious days | K |
| Gay trophys won fame extending wide | H |
| But plenty safety science arts ease | L |
| Minerva's scale with greater weight supplyd | H |
| Fierce warr devours whom gentle Peace woud save | M |
| Sweet peace restores wt angry warr destroys | N |
| Warr made for peace with that rewards ye brave | M |
| While Peace its pleasures from it self enjoys | N |
| Hence Vanquishd Neptune to ye Sea withdrew | O |
| Hence Wise Minerva ruld Athenian lands | P |
| Her Athens hence in arts honour grew | O |
| And still her Olives deck pacifick hands | P |
| From fables thus disclosd a Monarchs mind | H |
| May form Just rules to chuse ye truly great | H |
| And subjects wearyd with distresses find | H |
| Whose kind endeavours most befriend a state | H |
| Evn Britain here may learn to place her love | Q |
| If Citys won her kingdomes wealth have cost | H |
| If Anna's thoughts ye Patriot soules approve | A |
| Whose cares restore yt wealth ye wars had lost | H |
| But if we ask ye Moral to disclose | R |
| Whom best Europa's patroness it calls | S |
| Great Anna's title no exception knows | R |
| And unapplyd in this ye fable falls | S |
| With her no Neptune or Minerva vyes | S |
| When ere she pleasd her troops to conquest flew | O |
| When ere she pleases peaceful times arise | S |
| She gave the horse gives ye Olive too | O |
Thomas Parnell
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