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The Three Guides. [first Published In Fraser's Magazine.] Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

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Spirit of Earth thy hand is chill	A
I've felt its icy clasp	B
And shuddering I remember still	A
That stony hearted grasp	B
Thine eye bids love and joy depart	C
Oh turn its gaze from me	D
It presses down my shrinking heart	C
I will not walk with thee	D
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Wisdom is mine I've heard thee say	E
Beneath my searching eye	F
All mist and darkness melt away	E
Phantoms and fables fly	F
Before me truth can stand alone	G
The naked solid truth	H
And man matured by worth will own	G
If I am shunned by youth	H
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Firm is my tread and sure though slow	I
My footsteps never slide	J
And he that follows me shall know	I
I am the surest guide	J
Thy boast is vain but were it true	K
That thou couldst safely steer	L
Life's rough and devious pathway through	K
Such guidance I should fear	L
	-
How could I bear to walk for aye	F
With eyes to earthward prone	G
O'er trampled weeds and miry clay	E
And sand and flinty stone	G
Never the glorious view to greet	M
Of hill and dale and sky	F
To see that Nature's charms are sweet	M
Or feel that Heaven is nigh	F
	-
If in my heart arose a spring	N
A gush of thought divine	O
At once stagnation thou wouldst bring	N
With that cold touch of thine	O
If glancing up I sought to snatch	P
But one glimpse of the sky	F
My baffled gaze would only catch	P
Thy heartless cold grey eye	F
	-
If to the breezes wandering near	L
I listened eagerly	D
And deemed an angel's tongue to hear	Q
That whispered hope to me	D
That heavenly music would be drowned	R
In thy harsh droning voice	S
Nor inward thought nor sight nor sound	R
Might my sad soul rejoice	S
	-
Dull is thine ear unheard by thee	D
The still small voice of Heaven	T
Thine eyes are dim and cannot see	D
The helps that God has given	T
There is a bridge o'er every flood	U
Which thou canst not perceive	V
A path through every tangled wood	W
But thou wilt not believe	V
	-
Striving to make thy way by force	X
Toil spent and bramble torn	Y
Thou'lt fell the tree that checks thy course	X
And burst through brier and thorn	Y
And pausing by the river's side	J
Poor reasoner thou wilt deem	Z
By casting pebbles in its tide	J
To cross the swelling stream	Z
	-
Right through the flinty rock thou'lt try	F
Thy toilsome way to bore	A2
Regardless of the pathway nigh	F
That would conduct thee o'er	B2
Not only art thou then unkind	C2
And freezing cold to me	D
But unbelieving deaf and blind	C2
I will not walk with thee	D
	-
Spirit of Pride thy wings are strong	D2
Thine eyes like lightning shine	O
Ecstatic joys to thee belong	D2
And powers almost divine	O
But 'tis a false destructive blaze	E2
Within those eyes I see	D
Turn hence their fascinating gaze	E2
I will not follow thee	D
	-
Coward and fool thou mayst reply	F
Walk on the common sod	F2
Go trace with timid foot and eye	F
The steps by others trod	F2
'Tis best the beaten path to keep	G2
The ancient faith to hold	H2
To pasture with thy fellow sheep	G2
And lie within the fold	H2
	-
Cling to the earth poor grovelling worm	I2
'Tis not for thee to soar	A2
Against the fury of the storm	J2
Amid the thunder's roar	A2
There's glory in that daring strife	K2
Unknown undreamt by thee	D
There's speechless rapture in the life	K2
Of those who follow me	D
	-
Yes I have seen thy votaries oft	L2
Upheld by thee their guide	J
In strength and courage mount aloft	L2
The steepy mountain side	J
I've seen them stand against the sky	F
And gazing from below	I
Beheld thy lightning in their eye	F
Thy triumph on their brow	M2
	-
Oh I have felt what glory then	N2
What transport must be theirs	O2
So far above their fellow men	N2
Above their toils and cares	O2
Inhaling Nature's purest breath	P2
Her riches round them spread	Q2
The wide expanse of earth beneath	R2
Heaven's glories overhead	Q2
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But I have seen them helpless dash'd	S2
Down to a bloody grave	T2
And still thy ruthless eye has flash'd	S2
Thy strong hand did not save	T2
I've seen some o'er the mountain's brow	M2
Sustain'd awhile by thee	D
O'er rocks of ice and hills of snow	I
Bound fearless wild and free	D
	-
Bold and exultant was their mien	U2
While thou didst cheer them on	V2
But evening fell and then I ween	V2
Their faithless guide was gone	V2
Alas how fared thy favourites then	V2
Lone helpless weary cold	H2
Did ever wanderer find again	V2
The path he left of old	H2
	-
Where is their glory where the pride	J
That swelled their hearts before	A2
Where now the courage that defied	J
The mightiest tempest's roar	A2
What shall they do when night grows black	W2
When angry storms arise	X2
Who now will lead them to the track	W2
Thou taught'st them to despise	X2
	-
Spirit of Pride it needs not this	Y2
To make me shun thy wiles	Z2
Renounce thy triumph and thy bliss	Y2
Thy honours and thy smiles	Z2
Bright as thou art and bold and strong	D2
That fierce glance wins not me	D
And I abhor thy scoffing tongue	A3
I will not follow thee	D
	-
Spirit of Faith be thou my guide	J
O clasp my hand in thine	V2
And let me never quit thy side	J
Thy comforts are divine	V2
Earth calls thee blind misguided one	V2
But who can shew like thee	D
Forgotten things that have been done	V2
And things that are to be	D
	-
Secrets conceal'd from Nature's ken	V2
Who like thee can declare	B3
Or who like thee to erring men	V2
God's holy will can bear	B3
Pride scorns thee for thy lowly mien	V2
But who like thee can rise	X2
Above this toilsome sordid scene	V2
Beyond the holy skies	X2
	-
Meek is thine eye and soft thy voice	S
But wondrous is thy might	C3
To make the wretched soul rejoice	S
To give the simple light	C3
And still to all that seek thy way	E
This magic power is given	V2
E'en while their footsteps press the clay	E
Their souls ascend to heaven	V2
	-
Danger surrounds them pain and woe	I
Their portion here must be	D
But only they that trust thee know	I
What comfort dwells with thee	D
Strength to sustain their drooping pow'rs	S
And vigour to defend	D3
Thou pole star of my darkest hours	S
Affliction's firmest friend	D3
	-
Day does not always mark our way	E
Night's shadows oft appal	E
But lead me and I cannot stray	E
Hold me I shall not fall	E
Sustain me I shall never faint	E3
How rough soe'er may be	D
My upward road nor moan nor plaint	E3
Shall mar my trust in thee	D
	-
Narrow the path by which we go	I
And oft it turns aside	E3
From pleasant meads where roses blow	I
And peaceful waters glide	E3
Where flowery turf lies green and soft	E3
And gentle gales are sweet	E3
To where dark mountains frown aloft	E3
Hard rocks distress the feet	E3
	-
Deserts beyond lie bleak and bare	B3
And keen winds round us blow	I
But if thy hand conducts me there	B3
The way is right I know	I
I have no wish to turn away	E
My spirit does not quail	E
How can it while I hear thee say	E
Press forward and prevail	E
	-
Even above the tempest's swell	E
I hear thy voice of love	F3
Of hope and peace I hear thee tell	E
And that blest home above	F3
Through pain and death I can rejoice	S
If but thy strength be mine	V2
Earth hath no music like thy voice	S
Life owns no joy like thine	V2
	-
Spirit of Faith I'll go with thee	D
Thou if I hold thee fast	E3
Wilt guide defend and strengthen me	D
And bear me home at last	E3
By thy help all things I can do	E3
In thy strength all things bear	B3
Teach me for thou art just and true	E3
Smile on me thou art fair	B3