Seigneur, je ne saurais regarder d'un bon oeil

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



Seigneur, je ne saurais regarder d'un bon oeil
Ces vieux singes de cour, qui ne savent rien faire,
Sinon en leur marcher les princes contrefaire,
Et se vêtir, comme eux, d'un pompeux appareil.

Si leur maître se moque, ils feront le pareil,
S'il ment, ce ne sont eux qui diront du contraire,
Plutôt auront-ils vu, afin de lui complaire,
La lune en plein midi, à minuit le soleil.

Si quelqu'un devant eux reçoit un bon visage,
Es le vont caresser, bien qu'ils crèvent de rage
S'il le reçoit mauvais, ils le montrent au doigt.

Mais ce qui plus contre eux quelquefois me dépite,
C'est quand devant le roi, d'un visage hypocrite,
Ils se prennent à rire, et ne savent pourquoi.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABBA ABBA XXC CCX
Closest metre Iambic octameter
Characters 685
Words 122
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 3, 3

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