The Man Bitten By Fleas Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

Rhyme Scheme: ABAB CDCD EFEF GEGE HIHI JKJL MEME NONO PEQE RSTS DUDU VWVW XXYY

A Peevish Fellow laid his HeadA
On Pillows stuff'd with DownB
But was no sooner warm in BedA
With hopes to rest his CrownB
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But Animals of slender sizeC
That feast on humane GoreD
From secret Ambushes ariseC
Nor suffer him to snoreD
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Who starts and scrubs and frets and swearsE
'Till finding all in vainF
He for Relief employs his Pray'rsE
In this old Heathen strainF
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Great Jupiter thy Thunder sendG
From out the pitchy CloudsE
And give these Foes a dreadful EndG
That lurk in Midnight ShroudsE
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Or Hercules might with a BlowH
If once together broughtI
This Crew of Monsters overthrowH
By which such Harms are wroughtI
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The Strife ye Gods is worthy YouJ
Since it our Blood has costK
And scorching Fevers must ensueJ
When cooling Sleep is lostL
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Strange Revolutions wou'd aboundM
Did Men ne'er close their EyesE
Whilst those who wrought them wou'd be foundM
At length more Mad than WiseE
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Passive Obedience must be us'dN
If this cannot be Cur'dO
But whilst one Flea is slowly bruis'dN
Thousands must be endur'dO
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Confusion Slav'ry Death and WreckP
Will on the Nation seizeE
If whilst you keep your Thunders backQ
We're massacr'd by FleasE
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Why prithee shatter headed FopR
The laughing Gods replyS
Hast thou forgot thy Broom and MopT
And Wormwood growing nighS
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Go sweep and wash and strew thy FloorD
As all good Housewives teachU
And do not thus for Thunders roarD
To make some fatal BreachU
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Which You nor your succeeding HeirV
Nor yet a long DescentW
Shall find out Methods to repairV
Tho' Prudence may preventW
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For Club and Bolts a Nation call'd of lateX
Nor wou'd be eas'd by Engines of less WeightX
But whether lighter had not done as wellY
Let their Great Grandsons or their Grandsons tellY

Anne Kingsmill Finch



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