Sonnet Xlv Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABBAACCADEDFGF H| From Possibility's dim chaos sprung | A |
| High o'er its gloom the A rostatic Power | B |
| Arose Exulting Nations hail'd the hour | B |
| Magnific boast of Science Loud they sung | A |
| Her victory o'er the element that hung | A |
| Pressing to earth the Beings who now soar | C |
| Aerial heights but Wisdom bids explore | C |
| This vaunted skill if tides of air among | A |
| We know to steer our bark Here Science finds | D |
| Her buoyant hopes burst like the bubble vain | E |
| Type of this art guilty if still she blinds | D |
| The sense of Fear persists thy flame to fan | F |
| Sky vaulting Pride that to the aweless winds | G |
| Throws for an idle Show the LIFE OF MAN | F |
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| This Sonnet was written when the Balloon enthusiasm was at its height | H |
Anna Seward
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