Mister Punch. (a Hasty Sketch.) Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBCCDEFGGEEHHIIDDB BJJKKBBBBLL BBMMNNOOPP QQRRBBSSEEHHTTUUVVBB WWBBXXYYLLBBEEBBBBZA 2B2B2DDSSDDWho stops the Minister of State | A |
When hurrying to the Lords' debate | A |
Who spite of gravity beguiles | B |
The solemn Bishop of his smiles | B |
See from the window burly big | C |
The Judge pops out his awful wig | C |
Yet seems to love a bit of gig While | D |
both the Sheriffs and the Mayor | E |
Forget the Address and stop to stare And | F |
who detains the Husband true | G |
Running to Doctor Doode Doo | G |
To save his Wife in greatest danger | E |
While e'en the Doctor keeps the stranger | E |
Another hour from life and light | H |
To gape at the bewitching sight | H |
The Bard in debt whom Bailiffs ferret | I |
Despite his poetry and merit | I |
Stops in his quick retreat awhile | D |
And tries the long forgotten smile | D |
E'en the pursuing Bum forgets | B |
His business and the man of Debts | B |
The one neglecting Caption Bail | J |
The other thoughts of gyves and Jail | J |
So wondrous are the spells that bind | K |
The noble and ignoble mind | K |
The Paviour halts in mid grunt stands | B |
With rammer in his idle hands | B |
And quite refined and at his ease | B |
Forgetting onions bread and cheese | B |
The hungry Drayman leaves his lunch | L |
To take a peep at Mister Punch | L |
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Delightful thy effects to see | B |
Thou charm of age and infancy | B |
The old Man clears his rheumy eye | M |
The six months' Babe forgets to cry | M |
No passers by all fondly gloat | N |
So welcome is thy cheering note | N |
Which time nor taste has ever changed | O |
And after every clime we've ranged | O |
Return to thee our childhood's joy | P |
And spite of age still play the boy | P |
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Yon pious Thing who walks by rule | Q |
Unconscious laughs and plays the fool | Q |
And by his side the prim old Maid | R |
Looks welcome fun and who's afraid | R |
Behold that happy ruddy face | B |
In which there seems no vacant place | B |
That could another joy impart | S |
For one laugh more would break his heart | S |
And lo behind his sober Brother | E |
Striving in vain the laugh to smother | E |
That giggling Girl must burst outright | H |
For Punch has now possess'd her quite | H |
While She who ran to Chemist's shop | T |
For life or death here finds a stop | T |
Forgets for whom for what she ran | U |
And leaves to Heaven the bleeding man | U |
The Parish Beadle gilded calf | V |
Lays by his terror joins the laugh | V |
Permits poor souls without offence | B |
To sell their fruit and count their pence | B |
And as by humour grown insane | W |
Allows the boys to touch his cane | W |
Poor little Sweep true comfort quaffs | B |
Ceases to cry and loudly laughs | B |
See what a wondrous powerful spell | X |
Punch holds o'er Dustman and his bell | X |
And scolding Wife with clapper still | Y |
The Landlord quits awhile his till | Y |
While Pot boy busiest of the bunch | L |
Steals pence for self and beer for Punch | L |
Look at that window you may trace | B |
At every pane a laughing face | B |
Yon graceful Girl and her smart Lover | E |
And in the story just above her | E |
The Housemaid with her hair in papers | B |
All finding Punch a cure for vapours | B |
E'en the pale Dandy fresh from France | B |
Throws on the group an eye askance | B |
Twirls his moustache and seems to fear | Z |
That some gay friend may catch him here | A2 |
The Widowed wretch who only fed | B2 |
On bitter thoughts and tear wash'd bread | B2 |
Forgets her cares and seems to smile | D |
To see friend Punch her babe beguile | D |
Magician of the wounded heart | S |
Oh there thy wonted aid impart | S |
Long be the merryman of our Isle | D |
And win the universal smile | D |
Thomas Gent
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