Maud Muller Mutatur Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A B C DD EE BB FF GG EE BB EE HH IJ KK GJ LL GG DD MM NN| In toilet goods were not considered a serious matter and no special department of the catalogs were devoted to it A few perfumes and creams were scattered here and there among bargain goods | A |
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| In an assortment of perfumes that would rival any city department store is shown along with six pages of other toilet articles including rouge and eyebrow pencils | B |
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| From How the Farmer Has Changed in a Decade Toilet Goods in Farm and Fireside's advertisement | C |
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| Maud Muller on a summer's day | D |
| Powdered her nose with Bon Sachet | D |
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| Beneath her lingerie hat appeared | E |
| Eyebrows and cheeks that were well veneered | E |
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| Singing she rocked on the front piazz | B |
| To the tune of The Land of the Sky Blue Jazz | B |
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| But the song expired on the summer air | F |
| And she said This won't get me anywhere | F |
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| The Judge in his car looked up at her | G |
| And signalled Stop to his brave chauffeur | G |
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| He smiled a smile that is known as broad | E |
| And he said to Miss Muller Hello how's Maud | E |
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| What sultry weather is this Gee whiz | B |
| Said Maud Said the Judge I'll say it is | B |
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| Your coat is heavy Why don't you shed it | E |
| Have a drink said Maud Said the Judge You said it | E |
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| And Maud with the joy of bucolic youth | H |
| Blended some gin and some French vermouth | H |
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| Maud Muller sighed as she poured the gin | I |
| I've got something on Whittier's heroine | J |
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| Thanks said the judge a peppier brew | K |
| From a fairer hand was never knew | K |
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| And when the judge had had number | G |
| Maud seemed an angel direct from Heaven | J |
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| And the judge declared You're a lvoely girl | L |
| An' I'm for you Maudie I'll tell the worl' | L |
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| And the judge said Marry me Maudie dearie | G |
| And Maud said yes to the well known query | G |
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| And she often thinks in her rustic way | D |
| As she powders her nose with Bon Sachet | D |
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| I never'n the world would a' got that guy | M |
| If I'd waited till after the First o' July | M |
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| And of all glad words of prose or rhyme | N |
| The gladdest are Act while there yet is time | N |
Franklin Pierce Adams
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