Le Rebouteux

Maurice Rollinat 1846 (Châteauroux) – 1903 (Ivry-sur-Seine)



Je n’irai pas dans son repaire,
Je manquerai son rendez-vous,
Car on le dit meneur de loups,
Et grand ami de la vipère.

— Son empirisme qui prospère
Rend plus d’un médecin jaloux !
Je n’irai pas dans son repaire,
Je manquerai son rendez-vous.

Il guérit tous ceux qu’il opère,
Remet bras, jambes et genoux ;
Mais, comme je crois, entre nous,
Qu’il a le diable pour compère,
Je n’irai pas dans son repaire !

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABba abAB abxaA
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 421
Words 74
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 5

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