Epistle From Henry Of Exeter To John Of Tuam Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCCDDEFGGHIJJ JJJJKKLLMMJJ JJNNOOPPQQ IIJJJIRJDear John as I know like our brother of London | A |
You've sipt of all knowledge both sacred and mundane | B |
No doubt in some ancient Joe Miller you've read | C |
What Cato that cunning old Roman once said | C |
That he ne'er saw two reverend sooth say ers meet | D |
Let it be where it might in the shrine or the street | D |
Without wondering the rogues mid their solemn grimaces | E |
Didn't burst out a laughing in each other's faces | F |
What Cato then meant tho' 'tis so long ago | G |
Even we in the present times pretty well know | G |
Having soothsayers also who sooth to say John | H |
Are no better in some points than those of days gone | I |
And a pair of whom meeting between you and me | J |
Might laugh in their sleeves too all lawn tho' they be | J |
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But this by the way my intention being chiefly | J |
In this my first letter to hint to you briefly | J |
That seeing how fond you of Tuum must be | J |
While Meum's at all times the main point with me | J |
We scarce could do better than form an alliance | K |
To set these sad Anti Church times at defiance | K |
You John recollect being still to embark | L |
With no share in the firm but your title and mark | L |
Or even should you feel in your grandeur inclined | M |
To call yourself Pope why I shouldn't much mind | M |
While my church as usual holds fast by your Tuum | J |
And every one else's to make it all Suum | J |
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Thus allied I've no doubt we shall nicely agree | J |
As no twins can be liker in most points than we | J |
Both specimens choice of that mixt sort of beast | N |
See Rev xiii I a political priest | N |
Both mettlesome chargers both brisk pamphleteers | O |
Ripe and ready for all that sets men by the ears | O |
And I at least one who would scorn to stick longer | P |
By any given cause than I found it the stronger | P |
And who smooth in my turnings as if on a swivel | Q |
When the tone ecclesiastic won't do try the civil | Q |
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In short not to bore you even jure divino | I |
We've the same cause in common John all but the rhino | I |
And that vulgar surplus whate'er it may be | J |
As you're not used to cash John you'd best leave to me | J |
And so without form as the postman won't tarry | J |
I'm dear Jack of Tuain | I |
Yours | R |
EXETER HARRY | J |
Thomas Moore
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