Upon A Little Lady Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

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Under the Discipline of an Excellent PersonA
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How comes the Day orecast the Flaming SunA
Darkn'd at Noon as if his Course were runA
He never rose more proud more glad more gayB
Ne're courted Daphne with a brighter RayB
And now in Clouds he wraps his HeadC
As if not Daphne but himself were deadC
And all the little Winged TroopD
Forbear to sing and sit and droopD
The Flowers do languish on their BedsE
And fading hang their Mourning HeadsE
The little Cupids discontented shewF
In Grief and Rage one breaks his BowG
An other tares his Cheeks and HaireH
A third sits blubring in DespaireH
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Confessing though in Love he beI
A Powerful Dreadful DeitieC
A Child in Wrath can do as much as heI
Whence is this Evil hurl'dC
On all the sweetness of the WorldC
Among those Things with Beauty shineJ
Both Humane natures and DivineJ
There was not so much sorrow spi'dC
No not that Day the sweet Adonis diedC
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II-
Ambitious both to know the Ill and to partakeK
The little Weeping Gods I thus bespakeK
Ye Noblest Pow'rs and Gentlest that AboveL
Govern us Men but govern still with LoveL
Vouchsafe to tell what can that Sorrow beI
Disorders Heaven and wounds a DeitieC
My Prayer not spoken outC
One of the Winged RoutC
With Indignation greatC
Sprung from his Airie SeatC
And mounting to a Higher CloudC
With Thunder or a Voice as loudC
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Cried Mortal there there seek the Grief o'th' GodsM
Where thou findst Plagues and their revengeful RodsM
And in the Instant that the Thing was meantC
He bent his Bow his Arrow plac't and to the mark it sentC
I follow'd with my watchful Eye-
To the Place where the Shaft did flieN
But O unheard of ProdigyI
It was retorted back againO
And he that sent it felt the painP
Alas I think the little God was therewith slainP
But wanton Darts ne're pierce where Honours foundC
And those that shoot them do their own Breasts woundC
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The Place from which the Arrow did returnQ
Swifter then sent and with the speed did burnQ
Was a Proud Pile which Marble Columnes bareH
Tarrast beneath and open to the AireH
On either side Cords of wove Gold did tie-
A purfl'd Curtain hanging from on high-
To clear the Prospect of the stately BowerH
And boast the Owners Dignity and PowerH
This shew'd the Scene from whence Loves grief aroseR
And Heaven and Nature both did discomposeR
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A little Nymph whose Limbs divinely brightC
Lay like a Body of Collected LightC
But not to Love and Courtship so disclos'dC
But to the Rigour of a Dame oppos'dC
Who instant on the Faire with Words and BlowsR
Now chastens Error and now Virtue shewsR
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But O thou no less BlindC
Than Wild and Savage MindC
Who Discipline dar'st nameS
Thy Outrage and thy shameS
And hop'st a Radiant Crown to getC
All Stars and Glory to thy Head made fitC
Know that this Curse alone shall Serpent like incircle itC
May'st thou henceforth be ever seen to standC
Grasping a Scourge of Vipers in thy HandC
Thy Hand that Furie like But seeR
By Apollos Sacred TreeR
By his ever Tuneful LyreH
And his bright Image the Eternal FireH
Eudoras she has done this DeedC
And made the World thus in its Darling bleedC
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I know the Cruel DameS
Too well instructed by my FlameS
But see her shape But see her FaceR
In her Temple such is Diana's GraceR
Behold her Lute upon the Pavement liesR
When Beautie's wrong'd no wonder Musick diesR
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What blood of Centaurs did thy Bosom warmeS
And boyle the Balsome there up to a StormeS
Nay Balsome flow'd not with so soft a FloudC
As thy Thoughts Evenly Virtuous Mildly GoodC
How could thy Skilful and Harmonious HandC
That Rage of Seas and People could commandC
And calme Diseases with the Charming stringsR
Such Discords make in the whole Name of ThingsR
But now I see the Root of thy Rash PrideC
Because thou didst Excel the World besideC
And it in Beauty and in Fame out shineJ
Thou would'st compare thy self to things DivineJ
And 'bove thy Standard what thou there didst seeR
Thou didst Condemn because 'twas unlike theeR
And punisht in the Lady as unfitC
What Bloomings were of a Diviner WitC
Divine she is or else Divine must beR
A Borne or else a Growing DeitieC
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While thus I did exclaimeS
And wildly rage and blameS
Behold the Sylvan QuireH
Did all at one conspireH
With shrill and cheerful ThroatsR
T'assume their chirping NotesR
The Heav'ns refulgent Eye-
Dance't in the clear'd up SkieK
And so triumphant shonT
As seven days Beams he had onT
The little Loves burn'd with nobler fierH
Each chang'd his wanton Bow and took a LyreH
Singing chast Aires unto the tuneful stringsR
And time'd soft Musick with their downy WingsR
I turn'd the little Nymph to view-
She singing and did smiling shew-
Eudora led a heav'nly strainP
Her Angels Voice did eccho it againO
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I then decreed no Sacriledge was wroughtC
But neerer Heav'n this Piece of Heaven was broughtC
She also brighter seem'd than she had beenU
Vertue darts forth a Light'ning 'bove the SkinU
Eudora also shew'd as heretoforeH
When her soft Graces I did first adoreH
I saw what one did Nobly WillN
The other sweetly did fulfilN
Their Actions all harmoniously did suteC
And she had only tun'd the Lady like her LuteC

Anne Killigrew



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