Mary Barber

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Newsffrom St. James's. Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

Rhyme Scheme: AB CCDDEE FFGGHHHHHH IIJJKKHHLLHHHH MMII

A courtier summon'd hence of lateA
Was call'd to Minos' Judgment SeatB
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The Cretan Sage began the ChargeC
Recounted all his Crimes at largeC
His Insincerity and PrideD
His Hundred evil Arts besideD
Arts thinly veil'd with Virtue's GuiseE
The modern Statesmens Scheme to riseE
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He cringing owns his Guilt with ShameF
Yet from himself would shift the BlameF
Insists that since the World beganG
Kings seldom rais'd the virtuous ManG
Some Instances must be allow'dH
Tho' almost lost in such a CroudH
That Courts were other Things of lateH
Than when he rul'd the Cretan StateH
That those who breathe in them will findH
The tainted Air corrupts the MindH
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Courtier the Judge reply'd bewareI
Theander has resided thereI
The third of an accomplish'd RaceJ
Who fill'd successively one PlaceJ
Yet see the Stream of Virtue runK
Untainted down from Sire to SonK
Humane their Hearts enlarg'd refin'dH
With ev'ry Gift to bless their KindH
In Friendship's noblest Zeal sincereL
In Honour amiably severeL
Steady to Faith and Truth and RightH
With open Honesty politeH
With no Disguise in Sptech or SpiritH
But Modesty the Mask of MeritH
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True Minos yet you must agreeM
These Instances conclude for meM
They uncorrupt have brearh'd that AirI
But how have they succeeded thereI

Mary Barber



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