Oh! Mr Best You're Very Bad Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDDEFE GDHD IJKJ DLML NODO PQHQ RDDD STDT UDVD JDWD| Oh Mr Best you're very bad | A |
| And all the world shall know it | B |
| Your base behaviour shall be sung | C |
| By me a tunefull Poet | D |
| You used to go to Harrowgate | D |
| Each summer as it came | E |
| And why I pray should you refuse | F |
| To go this year the same | E |
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| The way's as plain the road's as smooth | G |
| The Posting not increased | D |
| You're scarcely stouter than you were | H |
| Not younger Sir at least | D |
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| If e'er the waters were of use | I |
| Why now their use forego | J |
| You may not live another year | K |
| All's mortal here below | J |
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| It is your duty Mr Best | D |
| To give your health repair | L |
| Vain else your Richard's pills will be | M |
| And vain your Consort's care | L |
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| But yet a nobler Duty calls | N |
| You now towards the North | O |
| Arise ennobled as Escort | D |
| Of Martha Lloyd stand forth | O |
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| She wants your aid she honours you | P |
| With a distinguished call | Q |
| Stand forth to be the friend of her | H |
| Who is the friend of all | Q |
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| Take her and wonder at your luck | R |
| In having such a Trust | D |
| Her converse sensible and sweet | D |
| Will banish heat and dust | D |
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| So short she'll make the journey seem | S |
| You'll bid the Chaise stand still | T |
| T'will be like driving at full speed | D |
| From Newb'ry to Speen hill | T |
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| Convey her safe to Morton's wife | U |
| And I'll forget the past | D |
| And write some verses in your praise | V |
| As finely and as fast | D |
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| But if you still refuse to go | J |
| I'll never let your rest | D |
| Buy haunt you with reproachful song | W |
| Oh wicked Mr Best | D |
Jane Austen
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