For I Will Consider My Cat Jeoffry (excerpt, Jubilate Agno) Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDAEFGHAIJFKLMNOAD PQRASTBAAUVWXYZQA2ZA AZAAZVZAZQB2VZC2ZD2E 2AVF2DAG2ZE2VAAZH2AZ QTI2| For I will consider my Cat Jeoffry | A |
| For he is the servant of the Living God duly and daily serving him | B |
| For at the first glance of the glory of God in the East he worships in his way | C |
| For this is done by wreathing his body seven times round with elegant quickness | D |
| For then he leaps up to catch the musk which is the blessing of God upon his prayer | A |
| For he rolls upon prank to work it in | E |
| For having done duty and received blessing he begins to consider himself | F |
| For this he performs in ten degrees | G |
| For first he looks upon his forepaws to see if they are clean | H |
| For secondly he kicks up behind to clear away there | A |
| For thirdly he works it upon stretch with the forepaws extended | I |
| For fourthly he sharpens his paws by wood | J |
| For fifthly he washes himself | F |
| For sixthly he rolls upon wash | K |
| For seventhly he fleas himself that he may not be interrupted upon the beat | L |
| For eighthly he rubs himself against a post | M |
| For ninthly he looks up for his instructions | N |
| For tenthly he goes in quest of food | O |
| For having consider'd God and himself he will consider his neighbour | A |
| For if he meets another cat he will kiss her in kindness | D |
| For when he takes his prey he plays with it to give it a chance | P |
| For one mouse in seven escapes by his dallying | Q |
| For when his day's work is done his business more properly begins | R |
| For he keeps the Lord's watch in the night against the adversary | A |
| For he counteracts the powers of darkness by his electrical skin and glaring eyes | S |
| For he counteracts the Devil who is death by brisking about the life | T |
| For in his morning orisons he loves the sun and the sun loves him | B |
| For he is of the tribe of Tiger | A |
| For the Cherub Cat is a term of the Angel Tiger | A |
| For he has the subtlety and hissing of a serpent which in goodness he suppresses | U |
| For he will not do destruction if he is well fed neither will he spit without provocation | V |
| For he purrs in thankfulness when God tells him he's a good Cat | W |
| For he is an instrument for the children to learn benevolence upon | X |
| For every house is incomplete without him and a blessing is lacking in the spirit | Y |
| For the Lord commanded Moses concerning the cats at the departure of the Children of Israel from Egypt | Z |
| For every family had one cat at least in the bag | Q |
| For the English Cats are the best in Europe | A2 |
| For he is the cleanest in the use of his forepaws of any quadruped | Z |
| For the dexterity of his defence is an instance of the love of God to him exceedingly | A |
| For he is the quickest to his mark of any creature | A |
| For he is tenacious of his point | Z |
| For he is a mixture of gravity and waggery | A |
| For he knows that God is his Saviour | A |
| For there is nothing sweeter than his peace when at rest | Z |
| For there is nothing brisker than his life when in motion | V |
| For he is of the Lord's poor and so indeed is he called by benevolence perpetually Poor Jeoffry poor Jeoffry the rat has bit thy throat | Z |
| For I bless the name of the Lord Jesus that Jeoffry is better | A |
| For the divine spirit comes about his body to sustain it in complete cat | Z |
| For his tongue is exceeding pure so that it has in purity what it wants in music | Q |
| For he is docile and can learn certain things | B2 |
| For he can set up with gravity which is patience upon approbation | V |
| For he can fetch and carry which is patience in employment | Z |
| For he can jump over a stick which is patience upon proof positive | C2 |
| For he can spraggle upon waggle at the word of command | Z |
| For he can jump from an eminence into his master's bosom | D2 |
| For he can catch the cork and toss it again | E2 |
| For he is hated by the hypocrite and miser | A |
| For the former is afraid of detection | V |
| For the latter refuses the charge | F2 |
| For he camels his back to bear the first notion of business | D |
| For he is good to think on if a man would express himself neatly | A |
| For he made a great figure in Egypt for his signal services | G2 |
| For he killed the Ichneumon rat very pernicious by land | Z |
| For his ears are so acute that they sting again | E2 |
| For from this proceeds the passing quickness of his attention | V |
| For by stroking of him I have found out electricity | A |
| For I perceived God's light about him both wax and fire | A |
| For the Electrical fire is the spiritual substance which God sends from heaven to sustain the bodies both of man and beast | Z |
| For God has blessed him in the variety of his movements | H2 |
| For tho he cannot fly he is an excellent clamberer | A |
| For his motions upon the face of the earth are more than any other quadruped | Z |
| For he can tread to all the measures upon the music | Q |
| For he can swim for life | T |
| For he can creep | I2 |
Christopher Smart
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