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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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABBC CBBA DDB EEB
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 509
Words 84
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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