Poet William Cowper

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Epitaph On A Hare Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

Rhyme Scheme: ABAB CDED FGFG HIHI EBEB JKJK LMLM LNLN OBOB PQPR LSLS

Here lies whom hound did ne er pursueA
Nor swiftewd greyhound followB
Whose foot ne er tainted morning dewA
Nor ear heard huntsman s halloB
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Old Tiney surliest of his kindC
Who nurs d with tender careD
And to domestic bounds confin dE
Was still a wild Jack hareD
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Though duly from my hand he tookF
His pittance ev ry nightG
He did it with a jealous lookF
And when he could would biteG
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His diet was of wheaten breadH
And milk and oats and strawI
Thistles or lettuces insteadH
With sand to scour his mawI
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On twigs of hawthorn he regal dE
On pippins russet peelB
And when his juicy salads fail dE
Slic d carrot pleas d him wellB
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A Turkey carpet was his lawnJ
Whereon he lov d to boundK
To skip and gambol like a fawnJ
And swing his rump aroundK
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His frisking wa at evening hoursL
For then he lost his fearM
But most before approaching show rsL
Or when a storm drew nearM
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Eight years and five round rolling moonsL
He thus saw steal awayN
Dozing out all his idle noonsL
And ev ry night at playN
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I kept him for his humour s sakeO
For he would oft beguileB
My heart of thoughts that made it acheO
And force me to a smileB
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But now beneath this walnut shadeP
He finds his long last homeQ
And waits inn snug concealment laidP
Till gentler puss shall comeR
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He still more aged feels the shocksL
From which no care can saveS
And partner once of Tiney s boxL
Must soon partake his graveS

William Cowper



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