Analysis of Ch 08 On Rules For Conduct In Life - Maxim 75

Sa di 1210 (Shiraz) – 1291 (Shiraz)



The gambler requires three sixes and only three aces turn up.

The pasture is a thousand times more pleasant than the racecourse  
           But the steed has not the bridle at its option.


Scheme X XX
Poetic Form
Metre 01001011001011011 01010101110101 101110101110
Closest metre Iambic octameter
Characters 205
Words 34
Sentences 3
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 1, 2
Lines Amount 3
Letters per line (avg) 47
Words per line (avg) 11
Letters per stanza (avg) 71
Words per stanza (avg) 16
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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