The Battle Between The Rats And The Weazles Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBCCDDEEFFGHIJKKK| In dire Contest the Rats and Weazles met | A |
| And Foot to Foot and Point to Point was set | A |
| An ancient Quarrel had such Hatred wrought | B |
| That for Revenge as for Renown they fought | B |
| Now bloody was the Day and hard the Strife | C |
| Wherein bold Warriors lost neglected Life | C |
| But as some Errors still we must commit | D |
| Nor Valour always ballanc'd is by Wit | D |
| Among the Rats some Officers appear'd | E |
| With lofty Plumage on their Foreheads rear'd | E |
| Unthinking they and ruin'd by their Pride | F |
| For when the Weazles prov'd the stronger Side | F |
| A gen'ral Rout befell and a Retreat | G |
| Was by the Vanquish'd now implor'd of Fate | H |
| To slender Crannies all repair'd in haste | I |
| Where easily the undress'd Vulgar past | J |
| But when the Rats of Figure wou'd have fled | K |
| So wide those branching Marks of Honour spread | K |
| The Feather in the Cap was fatal to the Head | K |
Anne Kingsmill Finch
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