The Metamorphosed Gypsies (excerpt) Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBAAACCA DDEEDFFBBF| The fairy beam upon you | A |
| The stars to glister on you | A |
| A moon of light | B |
| In the noon of night | B |
| Till the fire drake hath o'er gone you | A |
| The wheel of fortune guide you | A |
| The boy with the bow beside you | A |
| Run aye in the way | C |
| Till the bird of day | C |
| And the luckier lot betide you | A |
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| To the old long life and treasure | D |
| To the young all health and pleasure | D |
| To the fair their face | E |
| With eternal grace | E |
| And the foul to be lov'd at leisure | D |
| To the witty all clear mirrors | F |
| To the foolish their dark errors | F |
| To the loving sprite | B |
| A secure delight | B |
| To the jealous his own false terrors | F |
Ben Jonson
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