Shop Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABB CDEFF GBGBB HIHII JBJBB BKBKK LMLMM NOPOO BBBBB QBQBB RSRS TUTUU VBVBB WXWXX YZYZZ A2BA2BB B2C2B2B2B2 D2BD2BB E2B2E2B2B2 BE2BE2E2 F2BF2BB B2G2B2G2G2| So friend your shop was all your house | A |
| Its front astonishing the street | B |
| Invited view from man and mouse | A |
| To what diversity of treat | B |
| Behind its glass the single sheet | B |
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| What gimcracks genuine Japanese | C |
| Gape jaw and goggle eye the frog | D |
| Dragons owls monkeys beetles geese | E |
| Some crush nosed human hearted dog | F |
| Queer names too such a catalogue | F |
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| I thought And he who owns the wealth | G |
| Which blocks the window's vastitude | B |
| Ah could I peep at him by stealth | G |
| Behind his ware pass shop intrude | B |
| On house itself what scenes were viewed | B |
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| If wide and showy thus the shop | H |
| What must the habitation prove | I |
| The true house with no name a top | H |
| The mansion distant one remove | I |
| Once get him off his traffic groove | I |
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| Pictures he likes or books perhaps | J |
| And as for buying most and best | B |
| Commend me to these city chaps | J |
| Or else he's social takes his rest | B |
| On Sundays with a Lord for guest | B |
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| Some suburb palace parked about | B |
| And gated grandly built last year | K |
| The four mile walk to keep off gout | B |
| Or big seat sold by bankrupt peer | K |
| But then he takes the rail that's clear | K |
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| Or stop I wager taste selects | L |
| Some out o' the way some all unknown | M |
| Retreat the neighborhood suspects | L |
| Little that he who rambles lone | M |
| Makes Rothschild tremble on his throne | M |
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| Nowise Nor Mayfair residence | N |
| Fit to receive and entertain | O |
| Nor Hampstead villa's kind defence | P |
| From noise and crowd from dust and drain | O |
| Nor country box was soul's domain | O |
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| Nowise At back of all that spread | B |
| Of merchandise woe's me I find | B |
| A hole i' the wall where heels by head | B |
| The owner couched his ware behind | B |
| In cupboard suited to his mind | B |
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| For why He saw no use of life | Q |
| But while he drove a roaring trade | B |
| To chuckle Customers are rife | Q |
| To chafe So much hard cash outlaid | B |
| Yet zero in my profits made | B |
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| This novelty costs pains but takes | R |
| Cumbers my counter Stock no more | S |
| This article no such great shakes | R |
| Fizzes like wildfire Underscore | S |
| The cheap thing thousands to the fore ' | - |
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| 'Twas lodging best to live most nigh | T |
| Cramp coffinlike as crib might be | U |
| Receipt of Custom ear and eye | T |
| Wanted no outworld Hear and see | U |
| The bustle in the shop quoth he | U |
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| My fancy of a merchant prince | V |
| Was different Through his wares we groped | B |
| Our darkling way to not to mince | V |
| The matter no black den where moped | B |
| The master if we interloped | B |
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| Shop was shop only household stuff | W |
| What did he want with comforts there | X |
| Walls ceiling floor stay blank and rough | W |
| So goods on sale show rich and rare | X |
| 'Sell and scud home ' be shop's affair | X |
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| What might he deal in Gems suppose | Y |
| Since somehow business must be done | Z |
| At cost of trouble see he throws | Y |
| You choice of jewels every one | Z |
| Good better best star moon and sun | Z |
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| Which lies within your power of purse | A2 |
| This ruby that would tip aright | B |
| Solomon's sceptre Oh your nurse | A2 |
| Wants simply coral the delight | B |
| Of teething baby stuff to bite | B |
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| Howe'er your choice fell straight you took | B2 |
| Your purchase prompt your money rang | C2 |
| On counter scarce the man forsook | B2 |
| His study of the Times just swang | B2 |
| Till ward his hand that stopped the clang | B2 |
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| Then off made buyer with a prize | D2 |
| Then seller to his Times returned | B |
| And so did day wear wear till eyes | D2 |
| Brightened apace for rest was earned | B |
| He locked door long ere candle burned | B |
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| And whither went he Ask himself | E2 |
| Not me To change of scene I think | B2 |
| Once sold the ware and pursed the pelf | E2 |
| Chaffer was scarce his meat and drink | B2 |
| Nor all his music money chink | B2 |
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| Because a man has shop to mind | B |
| In time and place since flesh must live | E2 |
| Needs spirit lack all life behind | B |
| All stray thoughts fancies fugitive | E2 |
| All loves except what trade can give | E2 |
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| I want to know a butcher paints | F2 |
| A baker rhymes for his pursuit | B |
| Candlestick maker much acquaints | F2 |
| His soul with song or haply mute | B |
| Blows out his brains upon the flute | B |
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| But shop each day and all day long | B2 |
| Friend your good angel slept your star | G2 |
| Suffered eclipse fate did you wrong | B2 |
| From where these sorts of treasures are | G2 |
| There should our hearts be Christ how far | G2 |
Robert Browning
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