An Inscription Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCCDDEFGHIIJJKKLMNN JJOOPP| At this fair oak table sat | A |
| Whilom he our Laureate | B |
| Poet handicraftsman sage | C |
| Light of our Victorian age | C |
| William Morris whose art's plan | D |
| Laid its lines in ample span | D |
| Wrought it trestle board and rib | E |
| With good help of Philip Webb | F |
| For an altar of carouse | G |
| In his own home the Red House | H |
| Thirty years and five here he | I |
| Made good cheer and company | I |
| Feasting all with more than bread | J |
| Had men stored the things he said | J |
| Jests profound and foolings wise | K |
| Truths unliveried of lies | K |
| Basenesses chastised and set | L |
| Like hounds slain beneath his feet | M |
| Knowledge prodigally poured | N |
| His best wine at this free board | N |
| Nay if but the crumbs he shed | J |
| Nightly round of heart and head | J |
| Gleaned had we not this good hall | O |
| Half the wonders might install | O |
| Wit's wealth lost which now must sleep | P |
| Dumb when we have ceased to weep | P |
Wilfrid Scawen Blunt
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