Upon The Thief Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

Rhyme Scheme: AABBCCDDEEFGHCIIJJHH KKHHLLMMBBNOPQBBRR

The thief when he doth steal thinks he doth gainA
Yet then the greatest loss he doth sustainA
Come thief tell me thy gains but do not falterB
When summ'd what comes it to more than the halterB
Perhaps thou'lt say The halter I defyC
So thou may'st say yet by the halter dieC
Thou'lt say Then there's an end no pr'ythee holdD
He was no friend of thine that thee so toldD
Hear thou the Word of God that will thee tellE
Without repentance thieves must go to hellE
But should it be as thy false prophet saysF
Yet nought but loss doth come by thievish waysG
All honest men will flee thy companyH
Thou liv'st a rogue and so a rogue will dieC
Innocent boldness thou hast none at allI
Thy inward thoughts do thee a villain callI
Sometimes when thou liest warmly on thy bedJ
Thou art like one unto the gallows ledJ
Fear as a constable breaks in upon theeH
Thou art as if the town was up to stone theeH
If hogs do grunt or silly rats do rustleK
Thou art in consternation think'st a bustleK
By men about the door is made to take theeH
And all because good conscience doth forsake theeH
Thy case is most deplorably so badL
Thou shunn'st to think on't lest thou should'st be madL
Thou art beset with mischiefs every wayM
The gallows groaneth for thee every dayM
Wherefore I pr'ythee thief thy theft forbearB
Consult thy safety pr'ythee have a careB
If once thy head be got within the nooseN
'Twill be too late a longer life to chooseO
As to the penitent thou readest ofP
What's that to them who at repentance scoffQ
Nor is that grace at thy command or powerB
That thou should'st put it off till the last hourB
I pr'ythee thief think on't and turn betimeR
Few go to life who do the gallows climbR

John Bunyan



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