On A Thief (from The Greek) Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBCDCE| When Aulus the nocturnal thief made prize | A |
| Of Hermes swift wing'd envoy of the skies | A |
| Hermes Arcadia's king the thief divine | B |
| Who when an infant stole Apollo's kine | B |
| And whom as arbiter and overseer | C |
| Of our gymnastic sports we planted here | D |
| 'Hermes ' he cried 'you meet no new disaster | C |
| Ofttimes the pupil goes beyond the master ' | E |
William Cowper
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