Being Treated. To Ellinda Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBCCDDEEFFGHIIFFDD HHDDFFJJ AADDKJDDJJDDAAHDH| For cherries plenty and for corans | A |
| Enough for fifty were there more on's | A |
| For elles of beere flutes of canary | B |
| That well did wash downe pasties Mary | B |
| For peason chickens sawces high | C |
| Pig and the widdow venson pye | C |
| With certaine promise to your brother | D |
| Of the virginity of another | D |
| Where it is thought I too may peepe in | E |
| With knuckles far as any deepe in | E |
| For glasses heads hands bellies full | F |
| Of wine and loyne right worshipfull | F |
| Whether all of or more behind a | G |
| Thankes freest freshest faire Ellinda | H |
| Thankes for my visit not disdaining | I |
| Or at the least thankes for your feigning | I |
| For if your mercy doore were lockt well | F |
| I should be justly soundly knockt well | F |
| Cause that in dogrell I did mutter | D |
| Not one rhime to you from dam Rotter | D |
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| Next beg I to present my duty | H |
| To pregnant sister in prime beauty | H |
| Whom well I deeme e're few months elder | D |
| Will take out Hans from pretty Kelder | D |
| And to the sweetly fayre Mabella | F |
| A match that vies with Arabella | F |
| In each respect but the misfortune | J |
| Fortune Fate I thee importune | J |
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| Nor must I passe the lovely Alice | A |
| Whose health I'd quaffe in golden chalice | A |
| But since that Fate hath made me neuter | D |
| I only can in beaker pewter | D |
| But who'd forget or yet left un sung | K |
| The doughty acts of George the yong son | J |
| Who yesterday to save his sister | D |
| Had slaine the snake had he not mist her | D |
| But I shall leave him 'till a nag on | J |
| He gets to prosecute the dragon | J |
| And then with helpe of sun and taper | D |
| Fill with his deeds twelve reames of paper | D |
| That Amadis Sir Guy and Topaz | A |
| With his fleet neigher shall keep no pace | A |
| But now to close all I must switch hard | H |
| Your servant ever | D |
| LOVELACE RICHARD | H |
Richard Lovelace
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