A Riddle: On A Kiss Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBCCDDEEFF| What thing is that nor felt nor seene | A |
| Till it bee given a present for a Queene | A |
| A fine conceite to give and take the like | B |
| The giver yet is farther for to seeke | B |
| The taker doth possesse nothing the more | C |
| The giver hee hath nothing lesse in store | C |
| And given once that nature hath it still | D |
| You cannot keepe or leave it if you will | D |
| The workmanshippe is counted very small | E |
| The labour is esteemed naught at all | E |
| But to conclude this gift is such indeede | F |
| That if some see't 'twill make theyr hearts to bleede | F |
William Strode
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