Being Treated. To Ellinda Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBCCDDEEFFGHIIFFDD HHDDFFJJ AADDKJDDJJDDAAHDHFor 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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