Extemporaneous Lines On A Portrait Of Lady Mary Wortley Montague, Painted By Kneller Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCCDEFFGG| The playful smiles around the dimpled mouth | A |
| That happy air of majesty and truth | B |
| So would I draw but oh 'tis vain to try | C |
| My narrow genius does the power deny | C |
| The equal lustre of the heavenly mind | D |
| Where every grace with every virtue's join'd | E |
| Learning not vain and wisdom not severe | F |
| With greatness easy and with wit sincere | F |
| With just description show the soul divine | G |
| And the whole princess in my work should shine | G |
Alexander Pope
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