Ô que celui était cautement sage,
Joachim du Bellay 1525 (Liré) – 1560 (Paris)
Ô que celui était cautement sage,
Qui conseillait, pour ne laisser moisir
Ses citoyens en paresseux loisir,
De pardonner aux remparts de Carthage !
Il prévoyait que le romain courage,
Impatient du languissant plaisir,
Par le repos se laisserait saisir
A la fureur de la civile rage.
Aussi voit-on qu'en un peuple otieux,
Comme l'humeur en un corps vicieux,
L'ambition facilement s'engendre.
Ce qui advint, quand l'envieux orgueil
De ne vouloir ni plus grand ni pareil
Rompit l'accord du beau-père et du gendre.
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Scheme | ABBC CBBA DDB EEB |
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Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 509 |
Words | 84 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 3, 3 |
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