Recollection Of The Arabian Nights Poem Rhyme Scheme

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WHEN the breeze of a joyful dawn blew free	A
In the silken sail of infancy	A
The tide of time flow'd back with me	A
The forward flowing tide of time	B
And many a sheeny summer morn	C
Adown the Tigris I was borne	C
By Bagdat's shrines of fretted gold	D
High walled gardens green and old	D
True Mussulman was I and sworn	C
For it was in the golden prime	B
Of good Haroun Alraschid	D
	-
Anight my shallop rustling thro'	A
The low and bloomed foliage drove	E
The fragrant glistening deeps and clove	E
The citron shadows in the blue	F
By garden porches on the brim	G
The costly doors flung open wide	D
Gold glittering thro' lamplight dim	G
And broider'd sofas on each side	D
In sooth it was a goodly time	B
For it was in the golden prime	B
Of good Haroun Alraschid	D
	-
Often where clear stemm'd platans guard	D
The outlet did I turn away	H
The boat head down a broad canal	I
From the main river sluiced where all	J
The sloping of the moon lit sward	D
Was damask work and deep inlay	H
Of braided blooms unmown which crept	D
Adown to where the water slept	D
A goodly place a goodly time	B
For it was in the golden prime	B
Of good Haroun Alraschid	D
	-
A motion from the river won	K
Ridged the smooth level bearing on	L
My shallop thro' the star strown calm	M
Until another night in night	D
I enter'd from the clearer light	D
Imbower'd vaults of pillar'd palm	M
Imprisoning sweets which as they clomb	M
Heavenward were stay'd beneath the dome	M
Of hollow boughs A goodly time	M
For it was in the golden prime	M
Of good Haroun Alraschid	D
	-
Still onward and the clear canal	I
Is rounded to as clear a lake	N
From the green rivage many a fall	J
Of diamond rillets musical	O
Thro' little crystal arches low	P
Down from the central fountain's flow	P
Fall'n silver chiming seemed to shake	N
The sparkling flints beneath the prow	A
A goodly place a goodly time	M
For it was in the golden prime	M
Of good Haroun Alraschid	D
	-
Above thro' many a bowery turn	Q
A walk with vary colour'd shells	R
Wander'd engrain'd On either side	D
All round about the fragrant marge	S
From fluted vase and brazen urn	Q
In order eastern flowers large	S
Some dropping low their crimson bells	R
Half closed and others studded wide	D
With disks and tiars fed the time	M
With odour in the golden prime	M
Of good Haroun Alraschid	D
	-
Far off and where the lemon grove	E
In closest coverture upsprung	N
The living airs of middle night	D
Died round the bulbul as he sung	N
Not he but something which possess'd	D
The darkness of the world delight	D
Life anguish death immortal love	E
Ceasing not mingled unrepress'd	D
Apart from place withholding time	M
But flattering the golden prime	M
Of good Haroun Alraschid	D
	-
Black the garden bowers and grots	R
Slumber'd the solemn palms were ranged	D
Above unwoo'd of summer wind	D
A sudden splendour from behind	D
Flush'd all the leaves with rich gold green	T
And flowing rapidly between	T
Their interspaces counterchanged	D
The level lake with diamond plots	R
Of dark and bright A lovely time	M
For it was in the golden prime	M
Of good Haroun Alraschid	D
	-
Dark blue the deep sphere overhead	D
Distinct with vivid stars inlaid	D
Grew darker from that under flame	M
So leaping lightly from the boat	D
With silver anchor left afloat	D
In marvel whence that glory came	M
Upon me as in sleep I sank	N
In cool soft turf upon the bank	N
Entranced with that place and time	M
So worthy of the golden prime	M
Of good Haroun Alraschid	D
	-
Thence thro' the garden I was drawn	U
A realm of pleasance many a mound	D
And many a shadow chequer'd lawn	U
Full of the city's stilly sound	D
And deep myrrh thickets blowing round	D
The stately cedar tamarisks	R
Thick rosaries of scented thorn	C
Tall orient shrubs and obelisks	R
Graven with emblems of the time	M
In honour of the golden prime	M
Of good Haroun Alraschid	D
	-
With dazed vision unawares	R
From the long alley's latticed shade	D
Emerged I came upon the great	D
Pavilion of the Caliphat	D
Right to the carven cedarn doors	R
Flung inward over spangled floors	R
Broad based flights of marble stairs	R
Ran up with golden balustrade	D
After the fashion of the time	M
And humour of the golden prime	M
Of good Haroun Alraschid	D
	-
The fourscore windows all alight	D
As with the quintessence of flame	M
A million tapers flaring bright	D
From twisted silvers look'd to shame	M
The hollow vaulted dark and stream'd	D
Upon the mooned domes aloof	E
In inmost Bagdat till there seem'd	D
Hundreds of crescents on the roof	E
Of night new risen that marvellous time	M
To celebrate the golden prime	M
Of good Haroun Alraschid	D
	-
Then stole I up and trancedly	P
Gazed on the Persian girl alone	V
Serene with argent lidded eyes	R
Amorous and lashes like to rays	R
Of darkness and a brow of pearl	P
Tressed with redolent ebony	A
In many a dark delicious curl	P
Flowing beneath her rose hued zone	V
The sweetest lady of the time	M
Well worthy of the golden prime	M
Of good Haroun Alraschid	D
	-
Six columns three on either side	D
Pure silver underpropt a rich	W
Throne of the massive ore from which	W
Down droop'd in many a floating fold	D
Engarlanded and diaper'd	D
With inwrought flowers a cloth of gold	D
Thereon his deep eye laughter stirr'd	D
With merriment of kingly pride	D
Sole star of all that place and time	M
I saw him in his golden prime	M
The good Haroun Alraschid	D

Alfred Lord Tennyson

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