Horace, Book I. Ode Ix. Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABACDCE FGGF HHHHIJ| Seest thou yon mountain laden with deep snow | A |
| The groves beneath their fleecy burden bow | B |
| The streams congeal'd forget to flow | A |
| Come thaw the cold and lay a cheerful pile | C |
| Of fuel on the hearth | D |
| Broach the best cask and make old winter smile | C |
| With seasonable mirth | E |
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| This be our part let Heaven dispose the rest | F |
| If Jove command the winds shall sleep | G |
| That now wage war upon the foamy deep | G |
| And gentle gales spring from the balmy west | F |
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| E'en let us shift to morrow as we may | H |
| When to morrow's passed away | H |
| We at least shall have to say | H |
| We have lived another day | H |
| Your auburn locks will soon be silver'd o'er | I |
| Old age is at our heels and youth returns no more | J |
William Cowper
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