A Pastoral Dialogue Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBCCDDEEFF CCGGHGIIJJKKLLGGMM NN| Dorinda Sab an Perfumes fragrant Roses bring | A |
| With all the Flowers that Paint the gaudy Spring | A |
| Scatter them all in young Alexis's way | B |
| With all that's sweet and like himself that's Gay | B |
| Alexis Immortal Laurels and as lasting Praise | C |
| Crown the Divine Dorinda's matchless Laies | C |
| May all Hearts stoop where mine would gladly yield | D |
| Had not Lycoris prepossest the Field | D |
| Dor Would my Alexis meet my noble Flame | E |
| In all Ausonia neither Youth nor Dame | E |
| Should so renown'd in Deathless Numbers shine | F |
| As thy exalted Name should do in mine | F |
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| Alex He'll need no Trophie nor ambitious Hearse | C |
| Who shall be honour'd by Dorinda's Verse | C |
| But where it is inscrib'd That here doth lie | G |
| Lycoris's Love That Fame can never die | G |
| Dor On Tyber's Bank I Thyrsis did espie | H |
| And by his side did bright Lycoris lie | G |
| She Crown'd his Head and Kist his amorous Brow | I |
| Ah Poor Alexis Ah then where wer't thou | I |
| Alex When thou saw'st that I ne'r had seen my Fair | J |
| And what pass'd then ought not to be my Care | J |
| I liv'd not then but first began to be | K |
| When I Lycoris Lov'd and she Lov'd me | K |
| Dor Ah choose a Faith a Faith that's like thine own | L |
| A Virgin Love a Love that's newly blown | L |
| 'Tis not enough a Maidens Heart is chast | G |
| It must be Single and not once mis plac't | G |
| Alex Thus do our Priests of Heavenly Pastures tell | M |
| Eternal Groves all Earthly that excel | M |
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| And think to wean us from our Loves below | N |
| By dazling Objects which we cannot know | N |
Anne Killigrew
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