Marcher d'un grave pas, et d'un grave sourcil,

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



Marcher d'un grave pas, et d'un grave sourcil,
Et d'un grave souris à chacun faire fête,
Balancer tous ses mots, répondre de la tête,
Avec un Messer non, ou bien un Messer si :

Entremêler souvent un petit E cosi,
Et d'un Son Servitor contrefaire l'honnête,
Et comme si l'on eût sa part en la conquête,
Discourir sur Florence, et sur Naples aussi :

Seigneuriser chacun d'un baisement de main,
Et suivant la façon du courtisan Romain,
Cacher sa pauvreté d'une brave apparence :

Voilà de cette cour la plus grande vertu,
Dont souvent mal monté, mal sain, et mal vêtu,
Sans barbe et sans argent on s'en retourne en France.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on May 01, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XAAA AAAB CCB AXB
Closest metre Iambic heptameter
Characters 626
Words 110
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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