An Epigram Addressed To The Gentlemen Reflected On In The Rosciad, A Poem, By The Author
Oliver Goldsmith 1730 (Ballymahon) – 1774 (Brick Court, London)
Worried with debts and past all hopes of bail,
His pen he prostitutes t' avoid a gaol.
ROSCOM.
Let not the 'hungry' Bavius' angry stroke
Awake resentment, or your rage provoke;
But pitying his distress, let virtue shine,
And giving each your bounty, 'let him dine';
For thus retain'd, as learned counsel can,
Each case, however bad, he'll new japan;
And by a quick transition, plainly show
'Twas no defect of yours, but 'pocket low',
That caused his 'putrid kennel' to o'erflow.
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Submitted on August 03, 2020
Modified on March 31, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AAX BBCCDDEEA |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 473 |
Words | 84 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 9 |
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