The Sun Was Slumbering In The West Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCDED FGHGIJIJ KALAMNON PQRQSTUT| The sun was slumbering in the West | A |
| My daily labors past | B |
| On Anna's soft and gentle breast | A |
| My head reclined at last | B |
| The darkness closed around so dear | C |
| To fond congenial souls | D |
| And thus she murmur'd at my ear | E |
| My love we're out of coals | D |
| - | |
| That Mister Bond has call'd again | F |
| Insisting on his rent | G |
| And all the Todds are coming up | H |
| To see us out of Kent | G |
| I quite forgot to tell you John | I |
| Has had a tipsy fall | J |
| I'm sure there's something going on | I |
| WIth that vile Mary Hall | J |
| - | |
| Miss Bell has bought the sweetest silk | K |
| And I have bought the rest | A |
| Of course if we go out of town | L |
| Southend will be the best | A |
| I really think the Jones's house | M |
| Would be the thing for us | N |
| I think I told you Mrs Pope | O |
| Had parted with her hus | N |
| - | |
| Cook by the way came up today | P |
| To bid me suit myself | Q |
| And what d'ye think The rats have gnaw'd | R |
| The victuals on the shelf | Q |
| And lord there's such a letter come | S |
| Inviting you to fight | T |
| Of course you don't intend to go | U |
| God bless you dear good night | T |
Thomas Hood
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