A Pastoral Dialogue Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBCCDDEEFF CCGGHGIIJJKKLLGGMM NNDorinda 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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