In Hospital - Xvi - House-surgeon Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABBAABBACDECDE| Exceeding tall but built so well his height | A |
| Half disappears in flow of chest and limb | B |
| Moustache and whisker trooper like in trim | B |
| Frank faced frank eyed frank hearted always bright | A |
| And always punctual morning noon and night | A |
| Bland as a Jesuit sober as a hymn | B |
| Humorous and yet without a touch of whim | B |
| Gentle and amiable yet full of fight | A |
| His piety though fresh and true in strain | C |
| Has not yet whitewashed up his common mood | D |
| To the dead blank of his particular Schism | E |
| Sweet unaggressive tolerant most humane | C |
| Wild artists like his kindly elderhood | D |
| And cultivate his mild Philistinism | E |
William Ernest Henley
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