The Borough. Letter Viii: Trades Poem Rhyme Scheme

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OF manufactures trade inventions rare	A
Steam towers and looms you'd know our Borough's	B
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share	A
'Tis small we boast not these rich subjects here	C
Who hazard thrice ten thousand pounds a year	D
We've no huge buildings where incessant noise	E
Is made by springs and spindles girls and boys	E
Where 'mid such thundering sounds the maiden's	E
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song	F
Is 'Harmony in Uproar' all day long	F
Still common minds with us in common trade	G
Have gain'd more wealth than ever student made	G
And yet a merchant when he gives his son	H
His college learning thinks his duty done	H
A way to wealth he leaves his boy to find	I
Just when he's made for the discovery blind	I
Jones and his wife perceived their elder boy	J
Took to his learning and it gave them joy	J
This they encouraged and were bless'd to see	E
Their son a fellow with a high degree	E
A living fell he married and his sire	K
Declared 'twas all a father could require	K
Children then bless'd them and when letters came	L
The parents proudly told each grandchild's name	L
Meantime the sons at home in trade were placed	M
Money their object just the father's taste	M
Saving he lived and long and when he died	N
He gave them all his fortune to divide	N
'Martin ' said he 'at vast expense was taught	O
He gain'd his wish and has the ease he sought '	-
Thus the good priest the Christian scholar	K
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finds	E
'What estimate is made by vulgar minds	E
He sees his brothers who had every gift	P
Of thriving now assisted in their thrift	P
While he whom learning habits all prevent	Q
Is largely mulct for each impediment	R
Yet let us own that Trade has much of chance	E
Not all the careful by their care advance	E
With the same parts and prospects one a seat	S
Builds for himself one finds it in the Fleet	S
Then to the wealthy you will see denied	N
Comforts and joys that with the poor abide	N
There are who labour through the year and yet	T
No more have gain'd than not to be in debt	T
Who still maintain the same laborious course	E
Yet pleasure hails them from some favourite source	E
And health amusements children wife or friend	U
With life's dull views their consolations blend	U
Nor these alone possess the lenient power	K
Of soothing life in the desponding hour	K
Some favourite studies some delightful care	A
The mind with trouble and distresses share	A
And by a coin a flower a verse a boat	V
The stagnant spirits have been set afloat	V
They pleased at first and then the habit grew	W
Till the fond heart no higher pleasure knew	W
Till from all cares and other comforts freed	X
Th' important nothing took in life the lead	Y
With all his phlegm it broke a Dutchman's	E
	-
heart	Z
At a vast price with one loved root to part	Z
And toys like these fill many a British mind	I
Although their hearts are found of firmer kind	I
Oft have I smiled the happy pride to see	E
Of humble tradesmen in their evening glee	E
When of some pleasing fancied good possess'd	A2
Each grew alert was busy and was bless'd	A2
Whether the call bird yield the hour's delight	B2
Or magnified in microscope the mite	B2
Or whether tumblers croppers carriers seize	E
The gentle mind they rule it and they please	E
There is my friend the Weaver strong desires	E
Reign in his breast 'tis beauty he admires	E
See to the shady grove he wings his way	C2
And feels in hope the raptures of the day	C2
Eager he looks and soon to glad his eyes	E
From the sweet bower by nature form'd arise	E
Bright troops of virgin moths and fresh born	D2
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butterflies	E
Who broke that morning from their half year's	E
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sleep	E2
To fly o'er flowers where they were wont to creep	E2
Above the sovereign oak a sovereign skims	E
The purple Emp'ror strong in wing and limbs	E
There fair Camilla takes her flight serene	F2
Adonis blue and Paphia silver queen	F2
With every filmy fly from mead or bower	K
And hungry Sphinx who threads the honey'd flower	K
She o'er the Larkspur's bed where sweets abound	G2
Views ev'ry bell and hums th' approving sound	G2
Poised on her busy plumes with feeling nice	E
She draws from every flower nor tries a floret	G2
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twice	E
He fears no bailiff's wrath no baron's blame	L
His is untax'd and undisputed game	L
Nor less the place of curious plant he knows	E
He both his Flora and his Fauna shows	E
For him is blooming in its rich array	C2
The glorious flower which bore the palm away	C2
In vain a rival tried his utmost art	G2
His was the prize and joy o'erflow'd his heart	G2
'This this is beauty cast I pray your eyes	E
On this my glory see the grace the size	E
Was ever stem so tall so stout so strong	F
Exact in breadth in just proportion long	F
These brilliant hues are all distinct and clean	F2
No kindred tint no blending streaks between	F2
This is no shaded run off pin eyed thing	H2
A king of flowers a flower for England's king	H2
I own my pride and thank the favouring star	I2
Which shed such beauty on my fair Bizarre '	-
Thus may the poor the cheap indulgence seize	E
While the most wealthy pine and pray for ease	E
Content not always waits upon success	E
And more may he enjoy who profits less	E
Walter and William took their father dead	G2
Jointly the trade to which they both were bred	G2
When fix'd they married and they quickly found	G2
With due success their honest labours crown'd	G2
Few were their losses but although a few	W
Walter was vex'd and somewhat peevish grew	W
'You put your trust in every pleading fool '	-
Said he to William and grew strange and cool	J2
'Brother forbear ' he answer'd 'take your due	W
Nor let my lack of caution injure you '	-
Half friends they parted better so to close	E
Than longer wait to part entirely foes	E
Walter had knowledge prudence jealous care	A
He let no idle views his bosom share	A
He never thought nor felt for other men	K2
'Let one mind one and all are minded then '	-
Friends he respected and believed them just	G2
But they were men and he would no man trust	G2
He tried and watch'd his people day and night	G2
The good it harm'd not for the bad 'twas right	G2
He could their humours bear nay disrespect	G2
But he could yield no pardon to neglect	G2
That all about him were of him afraid	G2
'Was right ' he said 'so should we be obey'd '	-
These merchant maxims much good fortune too	W
And ever keeping one grand point in view	W
To vast amount his once small portion drew	W
William was kind and easy he complied	G2
With all requests or grieved when he denied	G2
To please his wife he made a costly trip	L2
To please his child he let a bargain slip	L2
Prone to compassion mild with the distress'd	G2
He bore with all who poverty profess'd	G2
And some would he assist nor one would he arrest	G2
He had some loss at sea bad debts at land	G2
His clerk absconded with some bills in hand	G2
And plans so often fail'd that he no longer	K
	-
plann'd	G2
To a small house his brother's he withdrew	W
At easy rent the man was not a Jew	W
And there his losses and his cares he bore	M2
Nor found that want of wealth could make him poor	N2
No he in fact was rich nor could he move	O2
But he was follow'd by the looks of love	P2
All he had suffer'd every former grief	Q2
Made those around more studious in relief	Q2
He saw a cheerful smile in every face	E
And lost all thoughts of error and disgrace	E
Pleasant it was to see them in their walk	R2
Round their small garden and to hear them talk	R2
Free are their children but their love refrains	E
From all offence none murmurs none complains	E
Whether a book amused them speech or play	C2
Their looks were lively and their hearts were gay	C2
There no forced efforts for delight were made	G2
Joy came with prudence and without parade	G2
Their common comforts they had all in view	W
Light were their troubles and their wishes few	W
Thrift made them easy for the coming day	C2
Religion took the dread of death away	C2
A cheerful spirit still ensured content	G2
And love smiled round them wheresoe'er they went	G2
Walter meantime with all his wealth's	E
	-
increase	E
Gain'd many points but could not purchase peace	E
When he withdrew from bus	E

George Crabbe

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