Epitaph Xi. On Mr Gay, In Westminster Abbey, 1732 Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBCCDDEEFF| Of manners gentle of affections mild | A |
| In wit a man simplicity a child | A |
| With native humour tempering virtuous rage | B |
| Form'd to delight at once and lash the age | B |
| Above temptation in a low estate | C |
| And uncorrupted even among the great | C |
| A safe companion and an easy friend | D |
| Unblamed through life lamented in thy end | D |
| These are thy honours not that here thy bust | E |
| Is mix'd with heroes or with kings thy dust | E |
| But that the worthy and the good shall say | F |
| Striking their pensive bosoms Here lies Gay | F |
Alexander Pope
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