The Ruined Maid Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABC DDCC EEC FFBC GGBC EECC| O 'Melia my dear this does everything crown | A |
| Who could have supposed I should meet you in Town | A |
| And whence such fair garments such prosperi ty | B |
| O didn't you know I'd been ruined said she | C |
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| You left us in tatters without shoes or socks | D |
| Tired of digging potatoes and spudding up docks | D |
| And now you've gay bracelets and bright feathers three | C |
| Yes that's how we dress when we're ruined said she | C |
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| At home in the barton you said 'thee' and 'thou ' | - |
| And 'thik oon ' and 'the auml s oon ' and 't'other' but now | E |
| Your talking quite fits 'ee for high compa ny | E |
| Some polish is gained with one's ruin said she | C |
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| Your hands were like paws then your face blue and bleak | F |
| But now I'm bewitched by your delicate cheek | F |
| And your little gloves fit as on any la dy | B |
| We never do work when we're ruined said she | C |
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| You used to call home life a hag ridden dream | G |
| And you'd sigh and you'd sock but at present you seem | G |
| To know not of megrims or melancho ly | B |
| True One's pretty lively when ruined said she | C |
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| I wish I had feathers a fine sweeping gown | E |
| And a delicate face and could strut about Town | E |
| My dear a raw country girl such as you be | C |
| Cannot quite expect that You ain't ruined said she | C |
Thomas Hardy
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