Jupiter And The Farmer Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBBCCDDEEFFGGHHHII IHHJJ HHKKK| When Poets gave their God in Crete a Birth | A |
| Then Jupiter held Traffick with the Earth | A |
| And had a Farm to Lett the Fine was high | B |
| For much the Treas'ry wanted a Supply | B |
| By Danae's wealthy Show'r exhausted quite and dry | B |
| But Merc'ry who as Steward kept the Court | C |
| So rack'd the Rent that all who made Resort | C |
| Unsatisfy'd return'd nor could agree | D |
| To use the Lands or pay his secret Fee | D |
| 'Till one poor Clown thought subt'ler than the rest | E |
| Thro' various Projects rolling in his Breast | E |
| Consents to take it if at his Desire | F |
| All Weathers tow'rds his Harvest may conspire | F |
| The Frost to kill the Worm the brooding Snow | G |
| The filling Rains may come and Phoebus glow | G |
| The Terms accepted sign'd and seal'd the Lease | H |
| His Neighbours Grounds afford their due Encrease | H |
| The Care of Heav'n the Owner's Cares may cease | H |
| Whilst the new Tenant anxious in his Mind | I |
| Now asks a Show'r now craves a rustling Wind | I |
| To Raise what That had lodg'd that he the Sheaves may bind | I |
| The Sun th'o'er shadowing Clouds the moistning Dews | H |
| He with such Contrariety does chuse | H |
| So often and so oddly shifts the Scene | J |
| Whilst others Load he scarce has what to Glean | J |
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| O Jupiter with Famine pinch'd he cries | H |
| No more will I direct th' unerring Skies | H |
| No more my Substance on a Project lay | K |
| No more a sullen Doubt I will betray | K |
| Let me but live to Reap do Thou appoint the way | K |
Anne Kingsmill Finch
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