Why Should I, From This Long And Losing Strife Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCDCDEFEFCC| Why should I from this long and losing strife | A |
| When summoned to depart halt half afraid | B |
| Death is full quittance for the debts of life | A |
| Discharging the account though still unpaid | B |
| Who is it that can say he still hath met | C |
| Friendship's just claim and Duty's punctual call | D |
| How little do we give for what we get | C |
| And but for Death we should be bankrupts all | D |
| For loan of life the richest but compound | E |
| Love's priceless gift we but repay in part | F |
| Beggared and bare our balance would be found | E |
| If all we owe were honoured by the heart | F |
| Die and the lenders our default forget | C |
| Nay though defrauded then deem theirs the debt | C |
Alfred Austin
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