To The Reverend Mr. Mabell, Of Cambridge Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBCCDD EEFFGG HIJJKKLMNNCC JJOOPPQQBBRRSS IITTTTTT TTCCTTTTTTTTUU TVWW| Tho' great Longinus claims thy aiding Hand | A |
| And hopes thro' thee t'instruct a barb'rous Land | A |
| Where vile Conceits the Pow'r of Wit confound | B |
| And true Sublimity is lost in Sound | B |
| Where Folly dress'd ten thousand various Ways | C |
| The Bar the Play house and the Pulpit sways | C |
| Yet to my Verse thy kind Attention lend | D |
| Pardon the Poet and indulge the Friend | D |
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| From Noise and Nonsense and vain Laughte free | E |
| I steal a thoughtful Hour and give to thee | E |
| To thee Conductor of my heedless Youth | F |
| Who taught me first to rev'rence Sense and Truth | F |
| Virtue to praise and boldly Vice deride | G |
| With all the Pomp of Fashion on her Side | G |
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| Behold the Scene a motley Tribe compose | H |
| Wives Widows Maids and intermingled Beaux | I |
| All Orders Ages in one League unite | J |
| And to dear Passage consecrate the Night | J |
| Now the Dice rattle in the sounding Box | K |
| Now groans the Table with repeated Knocks | K |
| Delightful Musick to the Gamester's Ear | L |
| While ev'ry Bosom beats with Hope or Fear | M |
| A Pass resounds What wond'rous Transports rise | N |
| In Celia's Breast and lighten in her Eyes | N |
| She sweeps the Board The Fop with ardent Gaze | C |
| Admires the Beauty that her Arm displays | C |
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| But who unmov'd can bear the piteous Sight | J |
| While Cynthia frets and raves at Fortune's Spite | J |
| Fled from her Cheek are ev'ry Love and Grace | O |
| And all the Fury threatens in her Face | O |
| Distracted lost with Grief and Rage o'ercome | P |
| She quits the Dice and flies to storm at home | P |
| When I a Curse implore may courteous Fate | Q |
| With such a Consort curse the Man I hate | Q |
| But is there One amongst the Many found | B |
| Adorn'd with Modesty with Reason crown'd | B |
| Who treads the slipp'ry Paths of Youth with Care | R |
| And uninfected breathes in tainted Air | R |
| If such there be kind Heav'n afford thy Aid | S |
| And soften to my Wish the virtuous Maid | S |
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| See the Belle flutter with the sprightly Beau | I |
| They trip it on the light fantastic Toe | I |
| Nor Words nor Sighs their am'rous Thoughts impart | T |
| They dance and glitter at each other's Heart | T |
| With honest Scorn survey yon various Croud | T |
| Of supple Slaves or Lords of Titles proud | T |
| Stiff nodding Fools a Mob in Masquerade | T |
| Whom Honours brand and Dignities upbraid | T |
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| Yet some there are with Worth and Wisdom blest | T |
| A noble Few who satirize the rest | T |
| Who scorn to boast their great Fore father's Rays | C |
| Shine of themselves and mingle Blaze with Blaze | C |
| And such is Orrery whose gen'rous Mind | T |
| Still prone to Pity feels for human Kind | T |
| A Zeal for Piety inflames his Breast | T |
| Temper'd with Charity in Meekness dress'd | T |
| Grandeur and Ease his ev'ry Action guide | T |
| He nor assumes nor condescends in Pride | T |
| Add sprightly Wit by prudent Laws confin'd | T |
| A Judgment sober and by Books refin'd | T |
| Add that the Muses ev'ry Charm dispense | U |
| To tune his Voice and beautify the Sense | U |
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| This to my Friend And O may this inspite | T |
| Love of fair Fame and fan the sacred Fire | V |
| Dare to have Taste and urge thy glorious Toil | W |
| To teach th' Unknowing and to please a Boyle | W |
Mary Barber
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To The Reverend Mr. Mabell, Of Cambridge is a poem by Mary Barber. This page includes the poem text, poet information, related topics, comments, and similar poems.