Sir Walter Raleigh To His Son Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCDCDEFEFGG| Three things there be that prosper up apace | A |
| And flourish whilst they grow asunder far | B |
| But on a day they meet all in one place | A |
| And when they meet they one another mar | B |
| And they be these the wood the weed the wag | C |
| The wood is that which makes the gallow tree | D |
| The weed is that which strings the hangman's bag | C |
| The wag my pretty knave betokeneth thee | D |
| Mark well dear boy whilst these assemble not | E |
| Green springs the tree hemp grows the wag is wild | F |
| But when they meet it makes the timber rot | E |
| It frets the halter and it chokes the child | F |
| Then bless thee and beware and let us pray | G |
| We part not with thee at this meeting day | G |
Sir Walter Raleigh
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