Love And Folly Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABCCD EEFGGFHHIFJI KKLMNLOPQRRQ SSTUU| LOVE who now deals to human hearts | A |
| Such ill thrown yet resistless darts | A |
| That hapless mortals can't withstand them | B |
| Was once less cruel and perverse | C |
| Nor did he then his shafts disperse | C |
| So much at random | D |
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| It happened that the thoughtless child | E |
| Was rambling thro' a flowery wild | E |
| Like idle lad in school vacation | F |
| Where sauntering now and now at rest | G |
| Stroll'd Folly who to Love address'd | G |
| His conversation | F |
| On trifles he had much to say | H |
| Then laughing he propos'd to play | H |
| And stake against Love's bow his bauble | I |
| The quiver'd gamester smil'd and won | F |
| But testy Folly soon began | J |
| To fret and squabble | I |
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| Loud and more loud the quarrel grows | K |
| From words the wranglers went to blows | K |
| For Folly's rage is prompt to rise | L |
| Till bleeding Love a martyr stood | M |
| A stroke from Folly's weapon rude | N |
| Put out his eyes | L |
| Then wild with anguish Venus pray'd | O |
| For vengeance on the idiot's head | P |
| And begg'd of cloud compelling Jove | Q |
| His swiftest lightening to destroy | R |
| The mischievous malignant boy | R |
| That blinded Love | Q |
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| 'Folly is immortal ' Jove replied | S |
| 'But tho' your prayer must be denied | S |
| 'An endless penance is decreed him | T |
| 'For Love tho' blind will reign around | U |
| 'The world but still where ever found | U |
| 'Folly shall lead him ' | - |
Charlotte Smith
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