The Ass And His Masters Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCBCD EEFGHHIIIII JJIKILM NNIIII| A | |
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| A gardener's ass complain'd to Destiny | B |
| Of being made to rise before the dawn | C |
| 'The cocks their matins have not sung ' said he | B |
| 'Ere I am up and gone | C |
| And all for what To market herbs it seems | D |
| Fine cause indeed to interrupt my dreams ' | - |
| Fate moved by such a prayer | E |
| Sent him a currier's load to bear | E |
| Whose hides so heavy and ill scented were | F |
| They almost choked the foolish beast | G |
| 'I wish me with my former lord ' he said | H |
| 'For then whene'er he turn'd his head | H |
| If on the watch I caught | I |
| A cabbage leaf which cost me nought | I |
| But in this horrid place I find | I |
| No chance or windfall of the kind | I |
| Or if indeed I do | I |
| The cruel blows I rue ' | - |
| Anon it came to pass | J |
| He was a collier's ass | J |
| Still more complaint 'What now ' said Fate | I |
| Quite out of patience | K |
| 'If on this jackass I must wait | I |
| What will become of kings and nations | L |
| Has none but he aught here to tease him | M |
| Have I no business but to please him ' | - |
| And Fate had cause for all are so | N |
| Unsatisfied while here below | N |
| Our present lot is aye the worst | I |
| Our foolish prayers the skies infest | I |
| Were Jove to grant all we request | I |
| The din renew'd his head would burst | I |
Jean De La Fontaine
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