Wine Bibber Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCACA DEDEFAFA CGCGFAFA| I would rather drink than eat | A |
| And though I superbly sup | B |
| Food I feel can never beat | A |
| Delectation of the cup | B |
| Wine it is that crowns the feast | C |
| Fish and fowl and fancy meat | A |
| Are of my delight the least | C |
| I would rather drink than eat | A |
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| Though no Puritan I be | D |
| And have doubts of Kingdom Come | E |
| With those fellows I agree | D |
| Who deplore the Demon Rum | E |
| Gin and brandy I decline | F |
| And I shy at whisky neat | A |
| But give me rare vintage wine | F |
| Gad I'd rather drink than eat | A |
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| Food surfeit is of the beast | C |
| Wine is from the gods a gift | G |
| All from prostitute to priest | C |
| Can attest to its uplift | G |
| Green and garnet glows the vine | F |
| Grapes grow plump in happy heat | A |
| Gold and ruby winks the wine | F |
| Come Let's rather drink than eat | A |
Robert Service
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