The Pampered Lapdog And The Misguided Ass Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCC DEDEFF GHGHII JKLKMM NONOPP QLQJRR COCOST| A woolly little terrier pup | A |
| Gave vent to yelps distressing | B |
| Whereat his mistress took him up | A |
| And soothed him with caressing | B |
| And yet he was not in the least | C |
| What one would call a handsome beast | C |
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| He might have been a Javanese | D |
| He might have been a Jap dog | E |
| And also neither one of these | D |
| But just a common lapdog | E |
| The kind that people send you know | F |
| Done up in cotton to the Show | F |
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| At all events whate'er his race | G |
| The pretty girl who owned him | H |
| Caressed his unattractive face | G |
| And petted and cologned him | H |
| While watching her with mournful eye | I |
| A patient ass stood silent by | I |
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| If thus he mused the feminine | J |
| And fascinating gender | K |
| Is led to love I too can win | L |
| Her protestations tender | K |
| And then the poor misguided chap | M |
| Sat down upon the lady's lap | M |
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| Then as her head with terror swam | N |
| This method seems to suit you | O |
| Observed the ass so here I am | N |
| Said she Get up you brute you | O |
| And promptly screamed aloud for aid | P |
| No ass was ever more dismayed | P |
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| They took the ass into the yard | Q |
| And there with whip and truncheon | L |
| They beat him and they beat him hard | Q |
| From breakfast time till luncheon | J |
| He only gave a tearful gulp | R |
| Though almost pounded to a pulp | R |
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| THE MORAL is or seems at least | C |
| To be In etiquette you | O |
| Will find that while enough's a feast | C |
| A surplus will upset you | O |
| Toujours toujours la politesse if | S |
| The quantity be not excessive | T |
Guy Wetmore Carryl
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