Distracted Druggist Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCBDA EFE GG HIHIJ| 'A shilling's worth of quinine please ' | A |
| The customer demanded | B |
| The druggist went down on his knees | C |
| And from a cupboard handed | B |
| The waiting man a tiny flask | D |
| 'Here Sir is what you ask ' | A |
| - | |
| The buyer paid and went away | E |
| The druggist rubbed his glasses | F |
| Then sudden shouted in dismay | E |
| 'Of all the silly asses ' | - |
| And out into the street he ran | G |
| To catch the speeding man | G |
| - | |
| Cried he 'That quinine that you bought | H |
| Since all may errors make | I |
| I find was definitely not | H |
| I sold you strychnine by mistake | I |
| Two shillings is its price and so | J |
| Another bob you owe ' | - |
Robert Service
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