Envy And Avarice Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCAADD EEDFGDHIJHKDKD LL DD DDGGMNOPDLLDQQ RRDSSTUVT WXYAADZA2 B2C2C2D2B2| Envy and Avarice one summer day | A |
| Sauntering abroad | B |
| In quest of the abode | C |
| Of some poor wretch or fool who lived that way | A |
| You or myself perhaps I cannot say | A |
| Along the road scarce heeding where it tended | D |
| Their way in sullen sulky silence wended | D |
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| For though twin sisters these two charming creatures | E |
| Rivals in hideousness of form and features | E |
| Wasted no love between them as they went | D |
| Pale Avarice | F |
| With gloating eyes | G |
| And back and shoulders almost double bent | D |
| Was hugging close that fatal box | H |
| For which she's ever on the watch | I |
| Some glance to catch | J |
| Suspiciously directed to its locks | H |
| And Envy too no doubt with silent winking | K |
| At her green greedy orbs no single minute | D |
| Withdrawn from it was hard a thinking | K |
| Of all the shining dollars in it | D |
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| The only words that Avarice could utter | L |
| Her constant doom in a low frightened mutter | L |
| 'There's not enough enough yet in my store ' | - |
| While Envy as she scanned the glittering sight | D |
| Groaned as she gnashed her yellow teeth with spite | D |
| 'She's more than me more still forever more ' | - |
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| Thus each in her own fashion as they wandered | D |
| Upon the coffer's precious contents pondered | D |
| When suddenly to their surprise | G |
| The God Desire stood before their eyes | G |
| Desire that courteous deity who grants | M |
| All wishes prayers and wants | N |
| Said he to the two sisters 'Beauteous ladies | O |
| As I'm a gentleman my task and trade is | P |
| To be the slave of your behest | D |
| Choose therefore at your own sweet will and pleasure | L |
| Honors or treasure | L |
| Or in one word whatever you'd like best | D |
| But let us understand each other she | Q |
| Who speaks the first her prayer shall certainly | Q |
| Receive the other the same boon redoubled ' | - |
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| Imagine how our amiable pair | R |
| At this proposal all so frank and fair | R |
| Were mutually troubled | D |
| Misers and enviers of our human race | S |
| Say what would you have done in such a case | S |
| Each of the sisters murmured sad and low | T |
| 'What boots it oh Desire to me to have | U |
| Crowns treasures all the goods that heart can crave | V |
| Or power divine bestow | T |
| Since still another must have always more ' | - |
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| So each lest she should speak before | W |
| The other hesitating slow and long | X |
| Till the god lost all patience held her tongue | Y |
| He was enraged in such a way | A |
| To be kept waiting there all day | A |
| With two such beauties in the public road | D |
| Scarce able to be civil even | Z |
| He wished them both well not in heaven | A2 |
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| Envy at last the silence broke | B2 |
| And smiling with malignant sneer | C2 |
| Upon her sister dear | C2 |
| Who stood in expectation by | D2 |
| Ever implacable and cruel spoke | B2 |
| 'I would be blinded of one eye ' | - |
Victor Marie Hugo
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