Cupid, Hymen, And Plutus Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AAAAAAAABBCCAA DDAAEE FFGGHHIEJJ| As Cupid with his band of sprites | A |
| In Paphian grove set things to rights | A |
| And trimmed his bow and tipped his arrows | A |
| And taught to play with Lesbia sparrows | A |
| Thus Hymen said Your blindness makes | A |
| O Cupid wonderful mistakes | A |
| You send me such ill coupled folks | A |
| It grieves me now to give them yokes | A |
| An old chap with his troubles laden | B |
| You bind to a light hearted maiden | B |
| Or join incongruous minds together | C |
| To squabble for a pin or feather | C |
| Until they sue for a divorce | A |
| To which the wife assents of course | A |
| - | |
| It is your fault and none of mine | D |
| Cupid replied I hearts combine | D |
| You trade in settlements and deeds | A |
| And care not for the heart that bleeds | A |
| You couple them for gold and fee | E |
| Complain of Plutus not of me | E |
| - | |
| Then Plutus added What can I do | F |
| The settlement is what they spy to | F |
| Say does Belinda blame her fate | G |
| She only asked a great estate | G |
| Doris was rich enough but humble | H |
| She got a title does she grumble | H |
| All men want money not a shoe tie | I |
| Care they for excellence or beauty | E |
| Oh all my boys is right enough | J |
| They got the money hearts is stuff | J |
John Gay
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