The Ill-married Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AAABCCCBDEFGHHHIIHHJ JKKKKLLMMNNHHHOHOPKQ QPHHKRSDHHTTHHHUUHMM HKIf worth were not a thing more rare | A |
Than beauty in this planet fair | A |
There would be then less need of care | A |
About the contracts Hymen closes | B |
But beauty often is the bait | C |
To love that only ends in hate | C |
And many hence repent too late | C |
Of wedding thorns from wooing roses | B |
My tale makes one of these poor fellows | D |
Who sought relief from marriage vows | E |
Send back again his tedious spouse | F |
Contentious covetous and jealous | G |
With nothing pleased or satisfied | H |
This restless comfort killing bride | H |
Some fault in every one descried | H |
Her good man went to bed too soon | I |
Or lay in bed till almost noon | I |
Too cold too hot too black too white | H |
Were on her tongue from morn till night | H |
The servants mad and madder grew | J |
The husband knew not what to do | J |
'Twas 'Dear you never think or care ' | K |
And 'Dear that price we cannot bear ' | K |
And 'Dear you never stay at home ' | K |
And 'Dear I wish you would just come ' | K |
Till finally such ceaseless dearing | L |
Upon her husband's patience wearing | L |
Back to her sire's he sent his wife | M |
To taste the sweets of country life | M |
To dance at will the country jigs | N |
And feed the turkeys geese and pigs | N |
In course of time he hoped his bride | H |
Might have her temper mollified | H |
Which hope he duly put to test | H |
His wife recall'd said he | O |
'How went with you your rural rest | H |
From vexing cares and fashions free | O |
Its peace and quiet did you gain | P |
Its innocence without a stain ' | K |
'Enough of all ' said she 'but then | Q |
To see those idle worthless men | Q |
Neglect the flocks it gave me pain | P |
I told them plainly what I thought | H |
And thus their hatred quickly bought | H |
For which I do not care not I ' | K |
'Ah madam ' did her spouse reply | R |
'If still your temper's so morose | S |
And tongue so virulent that those | D |
Who only see you morn and night | H |
Are quite grown weary of the sight | H |
What then must be your servants' case | T |
Who needs must see you face to face | T |
Throughout the day | H |
And what must be the harder lot | H |
Of him I pray | H |
Whose days and nights | U |
With you must be by marriage rights | U |
Return you to your father's cot | H |
If I recall you in my life | M |
Or even wish for such a wife | M |
Let Heaven in my hereafter send | H |
Two such to tease me without end ' | K |
Jean De La Fontaine
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