The Quip Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAB CBCB DBDB EBEB FBFB GHGI| The merry world did on a day | A |
| With his train bands and mates agree | B |
| To meet together where I lay | A |
| And all in sport to jeer at me | B |
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| First Beauty crept into a rose | C |
| Which when I plucked not Sir said she | B |
| Tell me I pray whose hands are those | C |
| But thou shalt answer Lord for me | B |
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| Then Money came and chinking still | D |
| What tune is this poor man said he | B |
| I heard in music you had skill | D |
| But thou shalt answer Lord for me | B |
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| Then came brave Glory puffing by | E |
| In silks that whistled who but he | B |
| He scarce allowed me half an eye | E |
| But thou shalt answer Lord for me | B |
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| Then came quick Wit and Conversation | F |
| And he would needs a comfort be | B |
| And to be short make an oration | F |
| But thou shalt answer Lord for me | B |
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| Yet when the hour of thy design | G |
| To answer these fine things shall come | H |
| Speak not at large say I am thine | G |
| And then they have their answer home | I |
George Herbert
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