The Poet Loves A Mistress, But Not To Marry Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAA CDED FAFA GDHD DIDJ| I do not love to wed | A |
| Though I do like to woo | B |
| And for a maidenhead | A |
| I'll beg and buy it too | A |
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| I'll praise and I'll approve | C |
| Those maids that never vary | D |
| And fervently I'll love | E |
| But yet I would not marry | D |
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| I'll hug I'll kiss I'll play | F |
| And cock like hens I'll tread | A |
| And sport it any way | F |
| But in the bridal bed | A |
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| For why that man is poor | G |
| Who hath but one of many | D |
| But crown'd he is with store | H |
| That single may have any | D |
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| Why then say what is he | D |
| To freedom so unknown | I |
| Who having two or three | D |
| Will be content with one | J |
Robert Herrick
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