Thersites
Ambrose Bierce 1842 (Meigs County) – 1914 (Chihuahua)
So, in the Sunday papers _you_, Del Mar,
Damn, all great Englishmen in English speech?
I am no Englishman, but in my reach
A rogue shall never rail where heroes are.
You are the man, if I mistake you not,
Who lately with a supplicating twitch
Plucked at the pockets of the London rich
And paid your share-engraver all you got.
Because that you have greatly lied, because
You libel nations, and because no hand
Of officer is raised to bid you stand,
And falsehood is unpunished of the laws,
I stand here in a public place to mark
With level finger where you part the crowd
I stand to name you and to cry aloud:
'Behold mendacity's great hierarch!'
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABBA CDDC EFFE XGGB |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 639 |
Words | 123 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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