Analysis of Horace iii. 13

Eugene Field 1850 (St. Louis) – 1895 (Chicago)



O fountain of Bandusia,
 Whence crystal waters flow,
With garlands gay and wine I'll pay
 The sacrifice I owe;
A sportive kid with budding horns
 I have, whose crimson blood
Anon shall dye and sanctify
 Thy cool and babbling flood.

O fountain of Bandusia,
 The dog-star's hateful spell
No evil brings unto the springs
 That from thy bosom well;
Here oxen, wearied by the plough,
 The roving cattle here,
Hasten in quest of certain rest
 And quaff thy gracious cheer.

O fountain of Bandusia,
 Ennobled shalt thou be,
For I shall sing the joys that spring
 Beneath yon ilex-tree;
Yes, fountain of Bandusia,
 Posterity shall know
The cooling brooks that from thy nooks
 Singing and dancing go!


Scheme Abxbxcxc Adxdxxxx Aexeabxb
Poetic Form
Metre 11011 110101 1110111 01011 0111101 111101 1110100 1101001 11011 011101 11011001 111101 11010101 010101 10011101 011101 11011 010111 11110111 01111 11011 010011 01011111 100101
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 675
Words 119
Sentences 4
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 8, 8, 8
Lines Amount 24
Letters per line (avg) 23
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 180
Words per stanza (avg) 39
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Eugene Field

Eugene Field, Sr. was an American writer, best known for his children's poetry and humorous essays. more…

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