Celle qui de son chef les étoiles passait,

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



Celle qui de son chef les étoiles passait,
Et d'un pied sur Thétis, l'autre dessous l'Aurore,
D'une main sur le Scythe, et l'autre sur le More,
De la terre et du ciel la rondeur compassait :

Jupiter ayant peur, si plus elle croissait,
Que l'orgueil des Géants se relevât encore,
L'accabla sous ces monts, ces sept monts qui sont ore
Tombeaux de la grandeur qui le ciel menaçait.

Il lui mit sur le chef la croupe Saturnale,
Puis dessus l'estomac assit la Quirinale,
Sur le ventre il planta l'antique Palatin,

Mit sur la dextre main la hauteur Célienne,
Sur la senestre assit l'échine Exquilienne,
Viminal sur un pied, sur l'autre l'Aventin

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABBA ABBA CCD DDD
Closest metre Iambic heptameter
Characters 640
Words 112
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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