Duty To Tyrants Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBCC| Good princes must be pray'd for for the bad | A |
| They must be borne with and in rev'rence had | A |
| Do they first pill thee next pluck off thy skin | B |
| Good children kiss the rods that punish sin | B |
| Touch not the tyrant let the gods alone | C |
| To strike him dead that but usurps a throne | C |
Robert Herrick
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Duty To Tyrants is a poem by Robert Herrick. This page includes the poem text, poet information, related topics, comments, and similar poems.