The New Decalogue Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AA BB CC DD EE FF GG HH I JJ| Have but one God thy knees were sore | A |
| If bent in prayer to three or four | A |
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| Adore no images save those | B |
| The coinage of thy country shows | B |
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| Take not the Name in vain Direct | C |
| Thy swearing unto some effect | C |
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| Thy hand from Sunday work be held | D |
| Work not at all unless compelled | D |
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| Honor thy parents and perchance | E |
| Their wills thy fortunes may advance | E |
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| Kill not death liberates thy foe | F |
| From persecution's constant woe | F |
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| Kiss not thy neighbor's wife Of course | G |
| There's no objection to divorce | G |
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| To steal were folly for 'tis plain | H |
| In cheating there is greater pain | H |
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| Bear not false witness Shake your head | I |
| And say that you have 'heard it said ' | - |
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| Who stays to covet ne'er will catch | J |
| An opportunity to snatch | J |
Ambrose Bierce
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