Je ne te conterai de Bologne et Venise

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



Je ne te conterai de Bologne et Venise,
De Padoue et Ferrare et de Milan encor,
De Naples, de Florence, et lesquelles sont or
Meilleures pour la guerre ou pour la marchandise.

Je te raconterai du siège de l'Église,
Qui fait d'oisiveté son plus riche trésor,
Et qui dessous l'orgueil de trois couronnes d'or
Couve l'ambition, la haine et la feintise :

Je te dirai qu'ici le bonheur et malheur,
Le vice, la vertu, le plaisir, la douleur,
La science honorable et l'ignorance abonde.

Bref, je dirai qu'ici, comme en ce vieux chaos,
Se trouve, Peletier, confusément enclos
Tout ce qu'on voit de bien et de mal en ce monde.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABBA ABBA BBC AAC
Closest metre Iambic heptameter
Characters 622
Words 111
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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