The Old Man's Comforts And How He Gained Them Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCB ADED ABFB ADGD ABHB AIJI| You are old Father William the young man cried | A |
| The few locks which are left you are grey | B |
| You are hale Father William a hearty old man | C |
| Now tell me the reason I pray | B |
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| In the days of my youth Father William replied | A |
| I remember'd that youth would fly fast | D |
| And abused not my health and my vigour at first | E |
| That I never might need them at last | D |
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| You are old Father William the young man cried | A |
| And pleasures with youth pass away | B |
| And yet you lament not the days that are gone | F |
| Now tell me the reason I pray | B |
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| In the days of my youth Father William replied | A |
| I remember'd that youth could not last | D |
| I thought of the future whatever I did | G |
| That I never might grieve for the past | D |
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| You are old Father William the young man cried | A |
| And life must be hastening away | B |
| You are chearful and love to converse upon death | H |
| Now tell me the reason I pray | B |
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| I am chearful young man Father William replied | A |
| Let the cause thy attention engage | I |
| In the days of my youth I remember'd my God | J |
| And He hath not forgotten my age | I |
Robert Southey
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