Damon And Pythias: A Romance Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCBDEFE GHGHIJIJ KLKLIMIM CNANOPOP KLKLOMOM OQOQRBRB GSGSGKGK KTKTAUAU VWVWKXKX YUYUZA2B2A2| Since Earth was first created | A |
| Since Time began to fly | B |
| No friends were e'er so mated | C |
| So firm as JONES and I | B |
| Since primal Man was fashioned | D |
| To people ice and stones | E |
| No pair I ween had ever been | F |
| Such chums as I and JONES | E |
| - | |
| In fair and foulest weather | G |
| Beginning when but boys | H |
| We faced our woes together | G |
| We shared each other's joys | H |
| Together sad or merry | I |
| We acted hand in glove | J |
| Until 'twas careless very | I |
| I chanced to fall in love | J |
| - | |
| The lady's points to touch on | K |
| Her name was JULIA WHITE | L |
| Her lineage high her scutcheon | K |
| Untarnished manners bright | L |
| Complexion soft and creamy | I |
| Her hair of golden hue | M |
| Her eyes in aspect dreamy | I |
| In colour greyish blue | M |
| - | |
| For her I sighed I panted | C |
| I saw her in my dreams | N |
| I vowed protested ranted | A |
| I sent her chocolate creams | N |
| Until methought one morning | O |
| I seemed to hear a voice | P |
| A still small voice of warning | O |
| Does JONES approve your choice | P |
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| To JONES of my affection | K |
| I spoke that very night | L |
| If he had no objection | K |
| I said I'd wed Miss WHITE | L |
| I asked him for his blessing | O |
| But turning rather blue | M |
| He said It's most distressing | O |
| But I adore her too | M |
| - | |
| Then JONES I answered sobbing | O |
| My wooing's at an end | Q |
| I couldn't think of robbing | O |
| My best my only friend | Q |
| The notion makes me furious | R |
| I'd much prefer to die | B |
| Perhaps you'll think it curious | R |
| Said JONES but so should I | B |
| - | |
| Nor he nor I would falter | G |
| In our resolve one jot | S |
| I bade him seek the altar | G |
| He vowed that he would not | S |
| She's yours old fellow Make her | G |
| As happy as you can | K |
| Not so said I you take her | G |
| You are the lucky man | K |
| - | |
| At length the situation | K |
| Had lasted now a year | T |
| I had an inspiration | K |
| Which seemed to make things clear | T |
| Supposing I suggested | A |
| We ask Miss WHITE to choose | U |
| I should be interested | A |
| To hear her private views | U |
| - | |
| Perhaps she has a preference | V |
| I own it sounds absurd | W |
| But I submit with deference | V |
| That she might well be heard | W |
| In clear commercial diction | K |
| The case in point we'll state | X |
| Disclose the cause of friction | K |
| And leave the rest to Fate | X |
| - | |
| We did and on the morrow | Y |
| The postman brought us news | U |
| Miss WHITE expressed her sorrow | Y |
| At having to refuse | U |
| Of all her many reasons | Z |
| This seemed to me the pith | A2 |
| Six months before or rather more | B2 |
| She'd married Mr SMITH | A2 |
P. G. Wodehouse
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