Taking Orders Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BBCDEEFFGGHHIIJKLLMM NNOOPPBBQQRRFFSTUVWX YYZZ A2A2B2B2ZZC2C2 XWC2C2C2A TALE FOUNDED ON FACT | A |
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A parson once and poorer he | B |
Than ever parson ought to be | B |
Yet not so proud as some from College | C |
Who fancy they alone have knowledge | D |
Who only learn to dress and drink | E |
And strange to say still seem to think | E |
That no real talent's to be found | F |
Except within their classic ground | F |
Yet prove that Cam's nor Oxon's plains | G |
Can't furnish empty skulls with brains | G |
But for my tale Our churchman came | H |
And in religion's honour'd name | H |
Sought Cam's delightful classic borders | I |
To be prefer'd to Holy Orders | I |
Chance led him to the Trav'llers' Inn | J |
Where living's cheap and often whim | K |
Enlivens many a weary soul | L |
And helps in the o'erflowing bowl | L |
In spite of fogs and threatening weather | M |
To drown both grief and gloom together | M |
Oh Wit thou'rt like a little blue | N |
Soft cloud in summer breaking through | N |
A frowning one and lighting it | O |
Till darkness fadeth bit by bit | O |
And Whim to thee is near allied | P |
And follows closely at thy side | P |
So oft oh Wit I'm told that she | B |
By some folks is mista'en for thee | B |
Yet I may say unto my eyes | Q |
Just whereabouts the difference lies | Q |
One's diamond quite and to my taste | R |
The other is but Dovey's Paste | R |
He there a ready welcome found | F |
From one who travell'd England round | F |
Sir your obedient quite alone | S |
I'm truly happy you are come | T |
Pray sir be seated business dull | U |
Or else this room had now been full | V |
Orders and cash are strangers here | W |
And every thing looks dev'lish queer | X |
Bad times these sir sad lack of wealth | Y |
Must hope for better Sir your health | Y |
Then added with inquiring face | Z |
Come to take Orders in this place | Z |
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Yes sir I am replied the priest | A2 |
With that intent I came at least | A2 |
Ha ha I knew it very well | B2 |
We business men can others tell | B2 |
Often before I've seen your face | Z |
Though memory can't recal the place | Z |
Ah now I have it head of mine | C2 |
You travel in the button line | C2 |
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Begging your pardon sir I fear | X |
Some error has arisen here | W |
You have mista'en my trade divine | C2 |
But sir the worldly loss is mine | C2 |
I travel in a much worse line | C2 |
Thomas Gent
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