Digne fils de Henri, notre Hercule gaulois,

Joachim du Bellay 1525 (Liré) – 1560 (Paris)



Digne fils de Henri, notre Hercule gaulois,
Notre second espoir, qui portes sur ta face
Retraite au naturel la maternelle grâce
Et gravée en ton coeur la vertu de Valois :

Cependant que le ciel, qui jà dessous tes lois
Trois peuples a soumis, armera ton audace
D'une plus grand vigueur, suis ton père à la trace,
Et apprends à dompter l'Espagnol et l'Anglois.

Voici de la vertu la pénible montée,
Qui par le seul travail veut être surmontée :
Voilà de l'autre part le grand chemin battu,

Où au séjour du vice on monte sans échelle.
Deçà, Seigneur, deçà, où la vertu t'appelle,
Hercule se fit dieu par la seule vertu.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AAAA AAAA BBC DDC
Closest metre Iambic heptameter
Characters 635
Words 112
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 3, 3

Joachim du Bellay

Joachim du Bellay was a French poet, critic, and a member of the Pléiade. more…

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