The Four Presents Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

Rhyme Scheme: AAABA CACBA DADBA CACBA DADBA

I had four brothers over the seaA
Perrie Merrie Dixi DomineA
And they each sent a present unto meA
Petrum Partrum Paradisi TemporeB
Perrie Merrie Dixi DomineA
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The first sent a goose without a boneC
Perrie Merrie Dixi DomineA
The second sent a cherry without a stoneC
Petrum Partrum Paradisi TemporeB
Perrie Merrie Dixi DomineA
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The third sent a blanket without a threadD
Perrie Merrie Dixi DomineA
The fourth sent a book that no man could readD
Petrum Partrum Paradisi TemporeB
Perrie Merrie Dixi DomineA
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When the cherry's in the blossom there is no stoneC
Perrie Merrie Dixi DomineA
When the goose is in the egg shell there is no boneC
Petrum Partrum Paradisi TemporeB
Perrie Merrie Dixi DomineA
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When the wool's on the sheep's back there's no threadD
Perrie Merrie Dixi DomineA
When the book's in the press no man can readD
Petrum Partrum Paradisi TemporeB
Perrie Merrie Dixi DomineA

Walter Crane



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