Ah, Silly Pug, Wert Thou So Sore Afraid Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBCCDDEEFFDDCGHIID D| Ah silly Pug wert thou so sore afraid | A |
| Mourn not my Wat nor be thou so dismayed | A |
| It passeth fickle Fortune s power and skill | B |
| To force my heart to think thee any ill | B |
| No Fortune base thou sayest shall alter thee | C |
| And may so blind a witch so conquer me | C |
| No no my Pug though Fortune were not blind | D |
| Assure thyself she could not rule my mind | D |
| Fortune I know sometimes doth conquer kings | E |
| And rules and reigns on earth and earthly things | E |
| But never think Fortune can bear the sway | F |
| If virtue watch and will her not obey | F |
| Ne chose I thee by fickle Fortune s rede | D |
| Ne she shall force me alter with such speed | D |
| But if to try this mistress jest with thee | C |
| Pull up thy heart suppress thy brackish tears | G |
| Torment thee not but put away thy fears | H |
| Dead to all joys and living unto woe | I |
| Slain quite by her that ne er gave wise men blow | I |
| Revive again and live without all dread | D |
| The less afraid the better thou shalt speed | D |
Queen Elizabeth I
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