Contentment Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAB CDCD EFEF GHGH| If those who live in shepherd's bower | A |
| Press not the rich and stately bed | B |
| The new mown hay and breathing flower | A |
| A softer couch beneath them spread | B |
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| If those who sit at shepherd's board | C |
| Soothe not their taste by wanton art | D |
| They take what Nature's gifts afford | C |
| And take it with a cheerful heart | D |
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| If those who drain the shepherd's bowl | E |
| No high and sparkling wines can boast | F |
| With wholesome cups they cheer the soul | E |
| And crown them with the village toast | F |
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| If those who join in shepherd's sport | G |
| Gay dancing on the daisied ground | H |
| Have not the splendour of a court | G |
| Yet love adorns the merry round | H |
James Thomson
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