The Horse And The Ass Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BBCC DDEFEG HIIJJKK| A | |
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| In such a world all men of every grade | B |
| Should each the other kindly aid | B |
| For if beneath misfortune's goad | C |
| A neighbour falls on you will fall his load | C |
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| There jogg'd in company an ass and horse | D |
| Nought but his harness did the last endorse | D |
| The other bore a load that crush'd him down | E |
| And begg'd the horse a little help to give | F |
| Or otherwise he could not reach the town | E |
| 'This prayer ' said he 'is civil I believe | G |
| One half this burden you would scarcely feel ' | - |
| The horse refused flung up a scornful heel | H |
| And saw his comrade die beneath the weight | I |
| And saw his wrong too late | I |
| For on his own proud back | J |
| They put the ass's pack | J |
| And over that beside | K |
| They put the ass's hide | K |
Jean De La Fontaine
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