Reason, Folly, And Beauty. (italian Air.) Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBCDDCC EEFBGFFGG HHIIFJJFF KKDDJLLMM| Reason and Folly and Beauty they say | A |
| Went on a party of pleasure one day | A |
| Folly played | B |
| Around the maid | B |
| The bells of his cap rung merrily out | C |
| While Reason took | D |
| To his sermon book | D |
| Oh which was the pleasanter no one need doubt | C |
| Which was the pleasanter no one need doubt | C |
| - | |
| Beauty who likes to be thought very sage | E |
| Turned for a moment to Reason's dull page | E |
| Till Folly said | F |
| Look here sweet maid | B |
| The sight of his cap brought her back to herself | G |
| While Reason read | F |
| His leaves of lead | F |
| With no one to mind him poor sensible elf | G |
| No no one to mind him poor sensible elf | G |
| - | |
| Then Reason grew jealous of Folly's gay cap | H |
| Had he that on he her heart might entrap | H |
| There it is | I |
| Quoth Folly old quiz | I |
| Folly was always good natured 'tis said | F |
| Under the sun | J |
| There's no such fun | J |
| As Reason with my cap and bells on his head | F |
| Reason with my cap and bells on his head | F |
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| But Reason the head dress so awkwardly wore | K |
| That Beauty now liked him still less than before | K |
| While Folly took | D |
| Old Reason's book | D |
| And twisted the leaves in a cap of such ton | J |
| That Beauty vowed | L |
| Tho' not aloud | L |
| She liked him still better in that than his own | M |
| Yes liked him still better in that than his own | M |
Thomas Moore
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