The Rover's Apology Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCDCDAEAE ADADFGFGAEAE| Oh gentlemen listen I pray | A |
| Though I own that my heart has been ranging | B |
| Of nature the laws I obey | A |
| For nature is constantly changing | B |
| The moon in her phases is found | C |
| The time and the wind and the weather | D |
| The months in succession come round | C |
| And you don't find two Mondays together | D |
| Consider the moral I pray | A |
| Nor bring a young fellow to sorrow | E |
| Who loves this young lady to day | A |
| And loves that young lady to morrow | E |
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| You cannot eat breakfast all day | A |
| Nor is it the act of a sinner | D |
| When breakfast is taken away | A |
| To turn your attention to dinner | D |
| And it's not in the range of belief | F |
| That you could hold him as a glutton | G |
| Who when he is tired of beef | F |
| Determines to tackle the mutton | G |
| But this I am ready to say | A |
| If it will diminish their sorrow | E |
| I'll marry this lady to day | A |
| And I'll marry that lady to morrow | E |
William Schwenck Gilbert
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