The Last Decalogue Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBCCDDEEFFGGHHIIJJ| Thou shalt have one God only who | A |
| Would be at the expense of two | A |
| No graven images may be | B |
| Worshipped except the currency | B |
| Swear not at all for for thy curse | C |
| Thine enemy is none the worse | C |
| At church on Sunday to attend | D |
| Will serve to keep the world thy friend | D |
| Honour thy parents that is all | E |
| From whom advancement may befall | E |
| Thou shalt not kill but need'st not strive | F |
| Officiously to keep alive | F |
| Do not adultery commit | G |
| Advantage rarely comes of it | G |
| Thou shalt not steal an empty feat | H |
| When 'tis so lucrative to cheat | H |
| Bear not false witness let the lie | I |
| Have time on its own wings to fly | I |
| Thou shalt not covet but tradition | J |
| Approves all forms of competition | J |
Arthur Hugh Clough
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