Ronsard, j'ai vu l'orgueil des colosses antiques

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



Ronsard, j'ai vu l'orgueil des colosses antiques,
Les théâtres en rond ouverts de tous côtés,
Les colonnes, les arcs, les hauts temples voûtés,
Et les sommets pointus des carrés obélisques.

J'ai vu des empereurs les grands thermes publiques,
J'ai vu leurs monuments que le temps a domptés,
J'ai vu leurs beaux palais que l'herbe a surmontés,
Et des vieux murs romains les poudreuses reliques.

Bref, j'ai vu tout cela que Rome a de nouveau,
De rare, d'excellent, de superbe et de beau :
Mais je n'y ai point vu encore si grand chose

Que cette Marguerite, où semble que les cieux,
Pour effacer l'honneur de tous les siècles vieux,
De leurs plus beaux présents ont l'excellence enclose.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABBA ABBA CCD AAD
Closest metre Iambic heptameter
Characters 699
Words 118
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 3, 3

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