On A Mischievous Bull, Which The Owner Of Him Sold At The Author's Instance. Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCB DEDF GHGH IJIK LMLM NONO| Go thou art all unfit to share | A |
| The pleasures of this place | B |
| With such as its old tenants are | C |
| Creatures of gentler race | B |
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| The squirrel here his hoard provides | D |
| Aware of wintry storms | E |
| And woodpeckers explore the sides | D |
| Of rugged oaks for worms | F |
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| The sheep here smooths the knotted thorn | G |
| With frictions of her fleece | H |
| And here I wander eve and morn | G |
| Like her a friend to peace | H |
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| Ah I could pity thee exiled | I |
| From this secure retreat | J |
| I would not lose it to be styled | I |
| The happiest of the great | K |
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| But thou canst taste no calm delight | L |
| Thy pleasure is to show | M |
| Thy magnanimity in fight | L |
| Thy prowess therefore go | M |
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| I care not whether east or north | N |
| So I no more may find thee | O |
| The angry muse thus sings thee forth | N |
| And claps the gate behind thee | O |
William Cowper
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