Epistle From Henry Of Exeter To John Of Tuam Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

Rhyme Scheme: ABCCDDEFGGHIJJ JJJJKKLLMMJJ JJNNOOPPQQ IIJJJIRJ

Dear John as I know like our brother of LondonA
You've sipt of all knowledge both sacred and mundaneB
No doubt in some ancient Joe Miller you've readC
What Cato that cunning old Roman once saidC
That he ne'er saw two reverend sooth say ers meetD
Let it be where it might in the shrine or the streetD
Without wondering the rogues mid their solemn grimacesE
Didn't burst out a laughing in each other's facesF
What Cato then meant tho' 'tis so long agoG
Even we in the present times pretty well knowG
Having soothsayers also who sooth to say JohnH
Are no better in some points than those of days goneI
And a pair of whom meeting between you and meJ
Might laugh in their sleeves too all lawn tho' they beJ
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But this by the way my intention being chieflyJ
In this my first letter to hint to you brieflyJ
That seeing how fond you of Tuum must beJ
While Meum's at all times the main point with meJ
We scarce could do better than form an allianceK
To set these sad Anti Church times at defianceK
You John recollect being still to embarkL
With no share in the firm but your title and markL
Or even should you feel in your grandeur inclinedM
To call yourself Pope why I shouldn't much mindM
While my church as usual holds fast by your TuumJ
And every one else's to make it all SuumJ
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Thus allied I've no doubt we shall nicely agreeJ
As no twins can be liker in most points than weJ
Both specimens choice of that mixt sort of beastN
See Rev xiii I a political priestN
Both mettlesome chargers both brisk pamphleteersO
Ripe and ready for all that sets men by the earsO
And I at least one who would scorn to stick longerP
By any given cause than I found it the strongerP
And who smooth in my turnings as if on a swivelQ
When the tone ecclesiastic won't do try the civilQ
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In short not to bore you even jure divinoI
We've the same cause in common John all but the rhinoI
And that vulgar surplus whate'er it may beJ
As you're not used to cash John you'd best leave to meJ
And so without form as the postman won't tarryJ
I'm dear Jack of TuainI
YoursR
EXETER HARRYJ

Thomas Moore



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