An Unanswerable Apology For The Rich. Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABB CDEEFFGHIIJJKKLMNNOO PPPPPPQQPPPPPPII JJ| All bounteous Heav'n Castalio cries | A |
| With bended Knees and lifted Eyes | A |
| When shall I have the Pow'r to bless | B |
| And raise up Merit in Distress | B |
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| How do our Hearts deceive us here | C |
| He gets ten thousand Pounds a Year | D |
| With this the pious Youth is able | E |
| To build and plant and keep a Table | E |
| But then the Poor he must not treat | F |
| Who asks the Wretch that wants to eat | F |
| Alas to ease their Woes he wishes | G |
| But cannot live without Ten Dishes | H |
| Tho' Six would serve as well 'tis true | I |
| But one must live as others do | I |
| He now feels Wants unknown before | J |
| Wants still increasing with his Store | J |
| The good Castalio must provide | K |
| Brocade and Jewels for his Bride | K |
| Her Toilet shines with Plate emboss'd | L |
| What Sums her Lace and Linen cost | M |
| The Cloaths that must his Person grace | N |
| Shine with Embroidery and Lace | N |
| The costly Pride of Persian Looms | O |
| And Guido's Paintings grace his Rooms | O |
| His Wealth Castalio will not waste | P |
| But must have ev'ry thing in Taste | P |
| He's an OEconomist confest | P |
| But what he buys must be the best | P |
| For common Use a Set of Plate | P |
| Old China when he dines in State | P |
| A Coach and Six to take the Air | Q |
| Besides a Chariot and a Chair | Q |
| All these important Calls supply'd | P |
| Calls of Necessity not Pride | P |
| His Income's regularly spent | P |
| He scarcely saves to pay his Rent | P |
| No Man alive would do more Good | P |
| Or give more freely if he cou'd | P |
| He grieves whene'er the Wretched sue | I |
| But what can poor Castalio do | I |
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| Would Heav'n but send ten thousand more | J |
| He'd give just as he did before | J |
Mary Barber
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