Scene From A Play, Acted At Oxford, Called "matriculation." Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BC DEEFFGGGGHI C JJFFFKCFFFFGGLLC KKMMGGG| A | |
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| Boy discovered at a table with the Thirty Nine Articles before him | B |
| Enter the Rt Rev Doctor Phillpots | C |
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| Doctor P There my lad lie the | D |
| Articles Boy begins to count them just thirty nine | E |
| No occasion to count you've now only to sign | E |
| At Cambridge where folks are less High church than we | F |
| The whole Nine and Thirty are lumped into Three | F |
| Let's run o'er the items there 'a Justification | G |
| Predestination and Supererogation | G |
| Not forgetting Salvation and Creed Athanasian | G |
| Till we reach at last Queen Bess's Ratification | G |
| That is sufficient now sign having read quite enough | H |
| You believe in the full and true meaning thereof | I |
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| Boy stares | C |
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| Oh a mere form of words to make things smooth and brief | J |
| A commodious and short make believe of belief | J |
| Which our Church has drawn up in a form thus articular | F |
| To keep out in general all who're particular | F |
| But what's the boy doing what reading all thro' | F |
| And my luncheon fast cooling this never will do | K |
| Boy poring over the Articles | C |
| Here are points which pray Doctor what's Grace of Congruity | F |
| Doctor P sharply You'll find out young sir when you've more ingenuity | F |
| At present by signing you pledge yourself merely | F |
| Whate'er it may be to believe it sincerely | F |
| Both in dining and signing we take the same plan | G |
| First swallow all down then digest as we can | G |
| Boy still reading I've to gulp I see St Athanasius's Creed | L |
| Which I'm told is a very tough morsel indeed | L |
| As he damns | C |
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| Doctor P aside Ay and so would I willingly too | K |
| All confounded particular young boobies like you | K |
| This comes of Reforming all's o'er with our land | M |
| When people won't stand what they can't under stand | M |
| Nor perceive that our ever revered Thirty Nine | G |
| Were made not for men to believe but to sign | G |
| Exit Dr P in a passion | G |
Thomas Moore
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