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To G. M. W. And G. F. W. Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

Rhyme Scheme: ABABCDCD EFEFGDGD HDHDFDFD IDIDDDDD JKJKDDDD LMLNODOD P P QDQD

Whenas I love that whenas wordA
It shows I am a poet tooB
Q Horace Flaccus gaily stirredA
The welkin with his tra la looB
He little thought one donkey's backC
Would carry thus a double loadD
Father and son upon one jackC
Galumphing down the Tibur RoadD
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II-
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Old is the tale Aesop's I thinkE
Of that famed miller and his sonF
Whose fortunes were so on the blinkE
They had one donk and only oneF
You know the tale the critic's squawkG
As pater that poor ass bestrodeD
Selfish To make thy fine son walkG
Perhaps that was on Tibur RoadD
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III-
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You will recall how dad got downH
And made the son the ass bestrideD
The critics shouted with a frownH
Shame boy pray let thy father rideD
Up got the dad beside the sonF
The donkey staggered with the loadD
Poor donk For shame cried every oneF
That walked the was it Tibur RoadD
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IV-
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You know the end Upon their backsI
Daddy and son with much adoD
Boosted that most surprised of jacksI
He kicked and off the bridge he flewD
He haw A splash A gurgling soundD
A long last watery abodeD
In Anio's stream the donk was drownedD
If this occurred on Tibur RoadD
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V-
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Let Donkey represent the OdesJ
The Miller represent G MK
The Son stand for G F the loadsJ
Of Critics I will do for themK
Now then this proposition madeD
And my bum verses Ah'd and Oh'dD
What Q E D can be displayedD
Anent this On the Tibur RoadD
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VI-
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First Horry's dead and he don't careL
So cancel him and let him snoreM
His Donkey has been raised in airL
So oft he's tough and calloused o'erN
Our Miller dusty headed manO
Follows the best donk boosting codeD
Our Son dispute it no one canO
Sings gaily down the Tibur RoadD
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VII-
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This then must be this Critic's screamP
The donk was boosted well and high-
And ergo falling in the streamP
Isn't and ain't and can't be dry-
Nor is your book Which is to sayQ
It is no gloomy episodeD
You've made a dead donk sweetly brayQ
And joyful is the Tibur RoadD

Ellis Parker Butler



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