Tale V Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BBCCDDEEFFGGHHIIJ KKLLMN MMOOPPIIOOLLLQQIIRDO OSSTT UUVVWWXXY XXXXZZXXU XXA2A2X XXGGXXXXB2B2XXXXXXRR XXXXC2C2D2D2E2E2AAXX XXF2F2G2G2H2H2H2I2 XXA XXXXG2G2XXLLAAXXKKJ2 J2XXI2I2K2 XXL2L2XXXXM2M2D K2K2N2 O2O2P2Q2AAMR2 MS2S2T2U2I2I2GGXXXXX XDTHE PATRON | A |
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A Borough Bailiff who to law was train'd | B |
A wife and sons in decent state maintain'd | B |
He had his way in life's rough ocean steer'd | C |
And many a rock and coast of danger clear'd | C |
He saw where others fail'd and care had he | D |
Others in him should not such feelings see | D |
His sons in various busy states were placed | E |
And all began the sweets of gain to taste | E |
Save John the younger who of sprightly parts | F |
Felt not a love for money making arts | F |
In childhood feeble he for country air | G |
Had long resided with a rustic pair | G |
All round whose room were doleful ballads songs | H |
Of lovers' sufferings and of ladies' wrongs | H |
Of peevish ghosts who came at dark midnight | I |
For breach of promise guilty men to fright | I |
Love marriage murder were the themes with | J |
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these | K |
All that on idle ardent spirits seize | K |
Robbers at land and pirates on the main | L |
Enchanters foil'd spells broken giants slain | L |
Legends of love with tales of halls and bowers | M |
Choice of rare songs and garlands of choice | N |
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flowers | M |
And all the hungry mind without a choice devours | M |
From village children kept apart by pride | O |
With such enjoyments and without a guide | O |
Inspired by feelings all such works infused | P |
John snatch'd a pen and wrote as he perused | P |
With the like fancy he could make his knight | I |
Slay half a host and put the rest to flight | I |
With the like knowledge he could make him ride | O |
From isle to isle at Parthenissa's side | O |
And with a heart yet free no busy brain | L |
Form'd wilder notions of delight and pain | L |
The raptures smiles create the anguish of disdain | L |
Such were the fruits of John's poetic toil | Q |
Weeds but still proofs of vigour in the soil | Q |
He nothing purposed but with vast delight | I |
Let Fancy loose and wonder'd at her flight | I |
His notions of poetic worth were high | R |
And of his own still hoarded poetry | D |
These to his father's house he bore with pride | O |
A miser's treasure in his room to hide | O |
Till spurr'd by glory to a reading friend | S |
He kindly show'd the sonnets he had penn'd | S |
With erring judgment though with heart sincere | T |
That friend exclaim'd 'These beauties must appear | T |
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In magazines they claim'd their share of fame | U |
Though undistinguish'd by their author's name | U |
And with delight the young enthusiast found | V |
The muse of Marcus with applauses crown'd | V |
This heard the father and with some alarm | W |
'The boy ' said he 'will neither trade nor farm | W |
He for both law and physic is unfit | X |
Wit he may have but cannot live on wit | X |
Let him his talents then to learning give | Y |
Where verse is honour'd and where poets live ' | - |
John kept his terms at college unreproved | X |
Took his degree and left the life he loved | X |
Not yet ordain'd his leisure he employ'd | X |
In the light labours he so much enjoy'd | X |
His favourite notions and his daring views | Z |
Were cherish'd still and he adored the Muse | Z |
'A little time and he should burst to light | X |
And admiration of the world excite | X |
And every friend now cool and apt to blame | U |
His fond pursuit would wonder at his fame ' | - |
When led by fancy and from view retired | X |
He call'd before him all his heart desired | X |
'Fame shall be mine then wealth shall I possess | A2 |
And beauty next an ardent lover bless | A2 |
For me the maid shall leave her nobler state | X |
Happy to raise and share her poet's fate ' | - |
He saw each day his father's frugal board | X |
With simple fare by cautious prudence stored | X |
Where each indulgence was foreweigh'd with care | G |
And the grand maxims were to save and spare | G |
Yet in his walks his closet and his bed | X |
All frugal cares and prudent counsels fled | X |
And bounteous Fancy for his glowing mind | X |
Wrought various scenes and all of glorious kind | X |
Slaves of the ring and lamp what need of you | B2 |
When Fancy's self such magic deeds can do | B2 |
Though rapt in visions of no vulgar kind | X |
To common subjects stoop'd our poet's mind | X |
And oft when wearied with more ardent flight | X |
He felt a spur satiric song to write | X |
A rival burgess his bold Muse attack'd | X |
And whipp'd severely for a well known fact | X |
For while he seem'd to all demure and shy | R |
Our poet gazed at what was passing by | R |
And e'en his father smiled when playful wit | X |
From his young bard some haughty object hit | X |
From ancient times the borough where they dwelt | X |
Had mighty contests at elections felt | X |
Sir Godfrey Ball 'tis true had held in pay | C2 |
Electors many for the trying day | C2 |
But in such golden chains to bind them all | D2 |
Required too much for e'en Sir Godfrey Ball | D2 |
A member died and to supply his place | E2 |
Two heroes enter'd for th' important race | E2 |
Sir Godfrey's friend and Earl Fitzdonnel's son | A |
Lord Frederick Darner both prepared to run | A |
And partial numbers saw with vast delight | X |
Their good young lord oppose the proud old knight | X |
Our poet's father at a first request | X |
Gave the young lord his vote and interest | X |
And what he could our poet for he stung | F2 |
The foe by verse satiric said and sung | F2 |
Lord Frederick heard of all this youthful zeal | G2 |
And felt as lords upon a canvass feel | G2 |
He read the satire and he saw the use | H2 |
That such cool insult and such keen abuse | H2 |
Might on the wavering minds of voting men produce | H2 |
Then too his praises were in contrast seen | I2 |
'A lord as noble as the knight was mean ' | - |
'I much rejoice ' he cried 'such worth to find | X |
To this the world must be no longer blind | X |
His glory will descend from sire to son | A |
The Burns of English race the happier Chatterton ' | - |
Our poet's mind now hurried and elate | X |
Alarm'd the anxious parent for his fate | X |
Who saw with sorrow should their friend succeed | X |
That much discretion would the poet need | X |
Their friends succeeded and repaid the zeal | G2 |
The Poet felt and made opposers feel | G2 |
By praise from lords how soothing and how sweet | X |
An invitation to his noble seat | X |
The father ponder'd doubtful if the brain | L |
Of his proud boy such honour could sustain | L |
Pleased with the favours offer'd to a son | A |
But seeing dangers few so ardent shun | A |
Thus when they parted to the youthful breast | X |
The father's fears were by his love impress'd | X |
'There will you find my son the courteous ease | K |
That must subdue the soul it means to please | K |
That soft attention which e'en beauty pays | J2 |
To wake our passions or provoke our praise | J2 |
There all the eye beholds will give delight | X |
Where every sense is flatter'd like the sight | X |
This is your peril can you from such scene | I2 |
Of splendour part and feel your mind serene | I2 |
And in the father's humble state resume | K2 |
The frugal diet and the narrow room ' | - |
To this the youth with cheerful heart replied | X |
Pleased with the trial but as yet untried | X |
And while professing patience should he fail | L2 |
He suffered hope o'er reason to prevail | L2 |
Impatient by the morning mail conveyed | X |
The happy guest his promised visit paid | X |
And now arriving at the Hall he tried | X |
For air composed serene and satisfied | X |
As he had practised in his room alone | M2 |
And there acquired a free and easy tone | M2 |
There he had said 'Whatever the degree | D |
A man obtains what more than man is he ' | - |
And when arrived 'This room is but a room | K2 |
Can aught we see the steady soul o'ercome | K2 |
Let me in all a manly firmness show | N2 |
Upheld by talents and their value know ' | - |
This reason urged but it surpassed his skill | O2 |
To be in act as manly as in will | O2 |
When he his Lordship and the Lady saw | P2 |
Brave as he was he felt oppress'd with awe | Q2 |
And spite of verse that so much praise had won | A |
The poet found he was the Bailiff's son | A |
But dinner came and the succeeding hours | M |
Fix'd his weak nerves and raised his failing | R2 |
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powers | M |
Praised and assured he ventured once or twice | S2 |
On some remark and bravely broke the ice | S2 |
So that at night reflecting on his words | T2 |
He found in time he might converse with lords | U2 |
Now was the Sister of his Patron seen | I2 |
A lovely creature with majestic mien | I2 |
Who softly smiling while she looked so fair | G |
Praised the young poet with such friendly air | G |
Such winning frankness in her looks express'd | X |
And such attention to her brother's guest | X |
That so much beauty join'd with speech so kind | X |
Raised strong emotions in the poet's mind | X |
Till reason fail'd his bosom to defend | X |
From the sweet power of this enchanting friend | X |
Rash boy what hope t | D |
George Crabbe
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