Epistle To The Rev. John M'math Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

Rhyme Scheme: AABAB CDCACA EEEEEE FGFHHH EEEIEI EEEHEH HHHEHE EEEJEJ HHHKHL MNNENE OOONON KKKHKH HHHEHE EEEHEH EEEAEA LPKNEN

din' show'rA
Or in gulravage rinnin scowrA
To pass the timeB
To you I dedicate the hourA
In idle rhymeB
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My musie tir'd wi' mony a sonnetC
On gown an' ban' an' douse black bonnetD
Is grown right eerie now she's done itC
Lest they should blame herA
An' rouse their holy thunder on itC
An anathem herA
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I own 'twas rash an' rather hardyE
That I a simple country bardieE
Should meddle wi' a pack sae sturdyE
Wha if they ken meE
Can easy wi' a single wordieE
Lowse hell upon meE
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But I gae mad at their grimacesF
Their sighin cantin grace proud facesG
Their three mile prayers an' half mile gracesF
Their raxin conscienceH
Whase greed revenge an' pride disgracesH
Waur nor their nonsenseH
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There's Gaw'n misca'd waur than a beastE
Wha has mair honour in his breastE
Than mony scores as guid's the priestE
Wha sae abus'd himI
And may a bard no crack his jestE
What way they've us'd himI
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See him the poor man's friend in needE
The gentleman in word an' deedE
An' shall his fame an' honour bleedE
By worthless skellumsH
An' not a muse erect her headE
To cowe the blellumsH
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O Pope had I thy satire's dartsH
To gie the rascals their desertsH
I'd rip their rotten hollow heartsH
An' tell aloudE
Their jugglin hocus pocus artsH
To cheat the crowdE
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God knows I'm no the thing I should beE
Nor am I even the thing I could beE
But twenty times I rather would beE
An atheist cleanJ
Than under gospel colours hid beE
Just for a screenJ
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An honest man may like a glassH
An honest man may like a lassH
But mean revenge an' malice fauseH
He'll still disdainK
An' then cry zeal for gospel lawsH
Like some we kenL
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They take religion in their mouthM
They talk o' mercy grace an' truthN
For what to gie their malice skouthN
On some puir wightE
An' hunt him down owre right and ruthN
To ruin straightE
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All hail Religion maid divineO
Pardon a muse sae mean as mineO
Who in her rough imperfect lineO
Thus daurs to name theeN
To stigmatise false friends of thineO
Can ne'er defame theeN
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Tho' blotch't and foul wi' mony a stainK
An' far unworthy of thy trainK
With trembling voice I tune my strainK
To join with thoseH
Who boldly dare thy cause maintainK
In spite of foesH
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In spite o' crowds in spite o' mobsH
In spite o' undermining jobsH
In spite o' dark banditti stabsH
At worth an' meritE
By scoundrels even wi' holy robesH
But hellish spiritE
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O Ayr my dear my native groundE
Within thy presbyterial boundE
A candid liberal band is foundE
Of public teachersH
As men as Christians too renown'dE
An' manly preachersH
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Sir in that circle you are nam'dE
Sir in that circle you are fam'dE
An' some by whom your doctrine's blam'dE
Which gies you honourA
Even sir by them your heart's esteem'dE
An' winning mannerA
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Pardon this freedom I have ta'enL
An' if impertinent I've beenP
Impute it not good Sir in aneK
Whase heart ne'er wrang'd yeN
But to his utmost would befriendE
Ought that belang'd yeN

Robert Burns



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