Epigram Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBCCDDEEFFGHIJBB| The greatest Gifts that Nature does bestow | A |
| Can't unassisted to Perfection grow | A |
| A scanty Fortune clips the Wings of Fame | B |
| And checks the Progress of a rising Name | B |
| Each dastard Vertue drags a Captive's Chain | C |
| And moves but slowly for it moves with Pain | C |
| Domestick Cares sit hard upon the Mind | D |
| And cramp those Thoughts which shou'd be unconfin'd | D |
| The Cries of Poverty alarm the Soul | E |
| Abate its Vigour its Designs controul | E |
| The Stings of Want inflict the Wounds of Death | F |
| And Motion always ceases with the Breath | F |
| The Love of Friends is found a languid Fire | G |
| That glares but faintly and will soon expire | H |
| Weak is its Force nor can its Warmth be great | I |
| A feeble Light begets a feeble Heat | J |
| Wealth is the Fuel that must feed the Flame | B |
| It dyes in Rags and scarce deserves a Name | B |
Thomas Parnell
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