To Betty, The Grisette Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBCCDDEFGGHHIIJJKK FFLLAAFFMMNNOOPP| Queen of wit and beauty Betty | A |
| Never may the Muse forget ye | A |
| How thy face charms every shepherd | B |
| Spotted over like a leopard | B |
| And thy freckled neck display'd | C |
| Envy breeds in every maid | C |
| Like a fly blown cake of tallow | D |
| Or on parchment ink turn'd yellow | D |
| Or a tawny speckled pippin | E |
| Shrivell'd with a winter's keeping | F |
| And thy beauty thus dispatch'd | G |
| Let me praise thy wit unmatch'd | G |
| Sets of phrases cut and dry | H |
| Evermore thy tongue supply | H |
| And thy memory is loaded | I |
| With old scraps from plays exploded | I |
| Stock'd with repartees and jokes | J |
| Suited to all Christian folks | J |
| Shreds of wit and senseless rhymes | K |
| Blunder'd out a thousand times | K |
| Nor wilt thou of gifts be sparing | F |
| Which can ne'er be worse for wearing | F |
| Picking wit among collegians | L |
| In the playhouse upper regions | L |
| Where in the eighteen penny gallery | A |
| Irish nymphs learn Irish raillery | A |
| But thy merit is thy failing | F |
| And thy raillery is railing | F |
| Thus with talents well endued | M |
| To be scurrilous and rude | M |
| When you pertly raise your snout | N |
| Fleer and gibe and laugh and flout | N |
| This among Hibernian asses | O |
| For sheer wit and humour passes | O |
| Thus indulgent Chloe bit | P |
| Swears you have a world of wit | P |
Jonathan Swift
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