On Don Surly Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABCDDEEFFGGHHIIGJKK LL| Don Surly to aspire the glorious name | A |
| Of a great man and to be thought the same | A |
| Makes serious use of all great trade he know | B |
| He speaks to men with a Rhinocerotes' nose | C |
| Which he thinks great and so reads verses too | D |
| And that is done as he saw great men do | D |
| He has timpanies of business in his face | E |
| And can forget men's names with a great grace | E |
| He will both argue and discourse in oaths | F |
| Both which are great and laugh at ill made clothes | F |
| That's greater yet to cry his own up neat | G |
| He doth at meals alone his pheasant eat | G |
| Which is main greatness and at his still board | H |
| He drinks to no man that's too like a lord | H |
| He keeps another's wife which is a spice | I |
| Of solemn greatness And he dares at dice | I |
| Blaspheme God greatly or some poor hind beat | G |
| That breathes in his dog's way and this is great | J |
| Nay more for greatness' sake he will be one | K |
| May hear my epigrams but like of none | K |
| Surly use other arts these only can | L |
| Style thee a most great fool but no great man | L |
Ben Jonson
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