Verses On Blenheim[1] Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABC DDEEFFGGHIJJKKHH| Atria longa patent Sed nec cenantibus usquam | A |
| Nec somno locus est Quam bene non habitas | B |
| MART lib xii Ep | C |
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| - | |
| See here's the grand approach | D |
| That way is for his grace's coach | D |
| There lies the bridge and there the clock | E |
| Observe the lion and the cock | E |
| The spacious court the colonnade | F |
| And mind how wide the hall is made | F |
| The chimneys are so well design'd | G |
| They never smoke in any wind | G |
| The galleries contrived for walking | H |
| The windows to retire and talk in | I |
| The council chamber to debate | J |
| And all the rest are rooms of state | J |
| Thanks sir cried I 'tis very fine | K |
| But where d'ye sleep or where d'ye dine | K |
| I find by all you have been telling | H |
| That 'tis a house but not a dwelling | H |
Jonathan Swift
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