My Lady's Tears, John Dowland's Third And Last Book Of Songs Or Airs Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCC DEDEFG HIJIBB| I SAW my Lady weep | A |
| And Sorrow proud to be advanced so | B |
| In those fair eyes where all perfections keep | A |
| nbsp nbsp nbsp Her face was full of woe | B |
| But such a woe believe me as wins more hearts | C |
| Than Mirth can do with her enticing parts | C |
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| nbsp nbsp nbsp Sorrow was there made fair | D |
| And Passion wise Tears a delightful thing | E |
| Silence beyond all speech a wisdom rare | D |
| nbsp nbsp nbsp She made her sighs to sing | E |
| And all things with so sweet a sadness move | F |
| As made my heart at once both grieve and love | G |
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| nbsp nbsp nbsp O fairer than aught else | H |
| The world can show leave off in time to grieve | I |
| Enough enough your joyful look excels | J |
| nbsp nbsp nbsp Tears kill the heart believe | I |
| O strive not to be excellent in woe | B |
| Which only breeds your beauty's overthrow | B |
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