The Fancy Fair Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABB CBCBB DBDBB EBEBB FBFBB| Come maids and youths for here we sell | A |
| All wondrous things of earth and air | B |
| Whatever wild romancers tell | A |
| Or poets sing or lovers swear | B |
| You'll find at this our Fancy Fair | B |
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| Here eyes are made like stars to shine | C |
| And kept for years in such repair | B |
| That even when turned of thirty nine | C |
| They'll hardly look the worse for wear | B |
| If bought at this our Fancy Fair | B |
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| We've lots of tears for bards to shower | D |
| And hearts that such ill usage bear | B |
| That tho' they're broken every hour | D |
| They'll still in rhyme fresh breaking bear | B |
| If purchased at our Fancy Fair | B |
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| As fashions change in every thing | E |
| We've goods to suit each season's air | B |
| Eternal friendships for the spring | E |
| And endless loves for summer wear | B |
| All sold at this our Fancy Fair | B |
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| We've reputations white as snow | F |
| That long will last if used with care | B |
| Nay safe thro' all life's journey go | F |
| If packed and marked as brittle ware | B |
| Just purchased at the Fancy Fair | B |
Thomas Moore
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