The Disappointment Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCD EFEF GHGH IJIJ KLKL MGIG CNCN| In tears to her mother poor Harriet came | A |
| Let us listen to hear what she says | B |
| O see dear mamma it is pouring with rain | C |
| We cannot go out in the chaise | D |
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| All the week I have long'd for this holiday so | E |
| And fancied the minutes were hours | F |
| And now that I'm dress'd and all ready to go | E |
| Do look at those terrible showers | F |
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| I'm sorry my dear her kind mother replied | G |
| The rain disappoints us to day | H |
| But sorrow still more that you fret for a ride | G |
| In such an extravagant way | H |
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| These slight disappointments are sent to prepare | I |
| For what may hereafter befall | J |
| For seasons of real disappointment and care | I |
| Which commonly happen to all | J |
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| For just like to day with its holiday lost | K |
| Is life and its comforts at best | L |
| Our pleasures are blighted our purposes cross'd | K |
| To teach us it is not our rest | L |
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| And when those distresses and crosses appear | M |
| With which you may shortly be tried | G |
| You'll wonder that ever you wasted a tear | I |
| On merely the loss of a ride | G |
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| But though the world's pleasures are fleeting and vain | C |
| Religion is lasting and true | N |
| Real pleasure and peace in her paths you may gain | C |
| Nor will disappointment ensue | N |
Jane Taylor
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