What Francesco Said Of The Jubilee'by R. B. Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEFGHIJKLMNEOPQRS| What if we call it fifty years 'Tis steep | A |
| To climb so high a gradient Prate of Guides | B |
| Are we not roped The Danger Nay the Turf | C |
| No less nor more than mountain peaks my friend | D |
| Hears talk of Roping but the Jubilee | E |
| Nay there you have me old Francesco once | F |
| This was in Milan in Visconti's time | G |
| Our wild Visconti with one lip askance | H |
| And beard tongue twisted in the nostril's nook | I |
| Parlous enough these times what So are ours | J |
| Or any times i'fegs to him who thinks | K |
| Well 'twas in Spring the frolic myrtle trees | L |
| There gendered the grave olive stocks you cry | M |
| A miracle Sordello writeth thus | N |
| Believe me that indeed 'twas thus and he | E |
| Francesco you are with me Well there's gloom | O |
| No less than gladness in your fifty years | P |
| And so said he to supper as we may | Q |
| Voltairean So you take it but 'tis late | R |
| And dinner seven sharp at Primrose Hill | S |
Andrew Lang
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