Anniversary Song Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BC B D EF E G HI H J KL K M AN A A OP O E AL A Q RS R| WHY pacest thou my neighbour fair | A |
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| The garden all alone | B |
| If house and land thou seek'st to guard | C |
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| I'd thee as mistress own | B |
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| My brother sought the cellar maid | D |
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| And suffered her no rest | E |
| She gave him a refreshing draught | F |
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| A kiss too she impress'd | E |
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| My cousin is a prudent wight | G |
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| The cook's by him ador'd | H |
| He turns the spit round ceaselessly | I |
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| To gain love's sweet reward | H |
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| We six together then began | J |
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| A banquet to consume | K |
| When lo a fourth pair singing came | L |
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| And danced into the room | K |
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| Welcome were they and welcome too | M |
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| Was a fifth jovial pair | A |
| Brimful of news and stored with tales | N |
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| And jests both new and rare | A |
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| For riddles spirit raillery | A |
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| And wit a place remain'd | O |
| A sixth pair then our circle join'd | P |
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| And so that prize was gain'd | O |
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| And yet to make us truly blest | E |
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| One miss'd we and full sore | A |
| A true and tender couple came | L |
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| We needed them no more | A |
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| The social banquet now goes on | Q |
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| Unchequer'd by alloy | R |
| The sacred double numbers then | S |
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| Let us at once enjoy | R |
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
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