Princeton Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

Rhyme Scheme: A B CDCD EFEFGHGH DIDIJKJK K GLGMKNKN K OKOKPQPQ K RKSKTBTB K GDGDUVUV

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The first four lines of this poem were written for inscription on the first joint memorial to the American and British soldiers who fell in the Revolutionary War This memorial was recently dedicated at PrincetonB
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Here Freedom stood by slaughtered friend and foeC
And ere the wrath paled or that sunset diedD
Looked through the ages then with eyes aglowC
Laid them to wait that future side by sideD
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Now lamp lit gardens in the blue dusk shineE
Through dog wood red and whiteF
And round the gray quadrangles line by lineE
The windows fill with lightF
Where Princeton calls to Magdalen tower to towerG
Twin lanthorns of the lawH
And those cream white magnolia boughs embowerG
The halls of old NassauH
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The dark bronze tigers crouch on either sideD
Where red coats used to passI
And round the bird loved house where Mercer diedD
And violets dusk the grassI
By Stony Brook that ran so red of oldJ
But sings of friendship nowK
To feed the old enemy's harvest fifty foldJ
The green earth takes the ploughK
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Through this May night if one great ghost should strayG
With deep remembering eyesL
Where that old meadow of battle smiles awayG
Its blood stained memoriesM
If Washington should walk where friend and foeK
Sleep and forget the pastN
Be sure his unquenched heart would leap to knowK
Their hosts are joined at lastN
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Be sure he walks in shadowy buff and blueO
Where those dim lilacs waveK
He bends his head to bless as dreams come trueO
The promise of that graveK
Then with a vaster hope than thought can scanP
Touching his ancient swordQ
Prays for that mightier realm of God in manP
Hasten Thy Kingdom LordQ
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Land of new hope land of the singing starsR
Type of the world to beK
The vision of a world set free from warsS
Takes life takes form from theeK
Where all the jarring nations of this earthT
Beneath the all blessing sunB
Bring the new music of mankind to birthT
And make the whole world oneB
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And those old comrades rise around him thereG
Old foemen side by sideD
With eyes like stars upon the brave night airG
And young as when they diedD
To hear your bells O beautiful Princeton towersU
Ring for the world's releaseV
They see you piercing like gray swords through flowersU
And smile from hearts at peaceV

Alfred Noyes



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