On My Son's Return Out Of England, July 17, 1661. Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCBDEFEGHIHJKLKMJNJ OGPGGGGGGGGGQKGKK| All Praise to him who hath now turn'd | A |
| My feares to Joyes my sighes to song | B |
| My Teares to smiles my sad to glad | C |
| He's come for whom I waited long | B |
| Thou di'st preserve him as he went | D |
| In raging stormes did'st safely keep | E |
| Did'st that ship bring to quiet Port | F |
| The other sank low in the Deep | E |
| From Dangers great thou did'st him free | G |
| Of Pyrates who were neer at hand | H |
| And order'st so the adverse wind | I |
| That he before them gott to Land | H |
| In covntry strange thou did'st provide | J |
| And freinds rais'd him in euery Place | K |
| And courtesies of svndry sorts | L |
| From such as 'fore nere saw his face | K |
| In sicknes when he lay full sore | M |
| His help and his Physitian wer't | J |
| When royall ones that Time did dye | N |
| Thou heal'dst his flesh and cheer'd his heart | J |
| From troubles and Inc bers Thov | O |
| Without all fraud did'st sett him free | G |
| That without scandall he might come | P |
| To th'Land of his Nativity | G |
| On Eagles wings him hether brovght | G |
| Thro Want and Dangers manifold | G |
| And thvs hath gravnted my Reqvest | G |
| That I thy Mercyes might behold | G |
| O help me pay my Vowes O Lord | G |
| That ever I may thankfull bee | G |
| And may putt him in mind of what | G |
| Tho'st done for him and so for me | G |
| In both our hearts erect a frame | Q |
| Of Duty and of Thankfullnes | K |
| That all thy favours great receiv'd | G |
| Oure vpright walking may expresse | K |
| O Lord gravnt that I may never forgett thy Loving kindnes in this Particular and how gratiovsly thov hast answered my Desires | K |
Anne Bradstreet
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