Companions - A Tale Of A Grandfather Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCB DEDEEE FGFHII AJAJKJ ALALML AJAJNJ EOEOEO DPDPDP| I KNOW not of what we ponder d | A |
| Or made pretty pretence to talk | B |
| As her hand within mine we wander d | A |
| Tow rd the pool by the lime tree walk | B |
| While the dew fell in showers from the passion flowers | C |
| And the blush rose bent on her stalk | B |
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| I cannot recall her figure | D |
| Was it regal as Juno s own | E |
| Or only a trifle bigger | D |
| Than the elves who surround the throne | E |
| Of the Fa ry Queen and are seen I ween | E |
| By mortals in dreams alone | E |
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| What her eyes were like I know not | F |
| Perhaps they were blurr d with tears | G |
| And perhaps in you skies there glow not | F |
| On the contrary clearer spheres | H |
| No as to her eyes I am just as wise | I |
| As you or the cat my dears | I |
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| Her teeth I presume were pearly | A |
| But which was she brunette or blonde | J |
| Her hair was it quaintly curly | A |
| Or as straight as a beadle s wand | J |
| That I fail d to remark it was rather dark | K |
| And shadowy round the pond | J |
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| Then the hand that repos d so snugly | A |
| In mine was it plump or spare | L |
| Was the countenance fair or ugly | A |
| Nay children you have me there | L |
| My eyes were p haps blurr d and besides I d heard | M |
| That it s horribly rude to stare | L |
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| And I was I brusque and surly | A |
| Or oppressively bland and fond | J |
| Was I partial to rising early | A |
| Or why did we twain abscond | J |
| When nobody knew from the public view | N |
| To prowl by a misty pond | J |
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| What pass d what was felt or spoken | E |
| Whether anything pass d at all | O |
| And whether the heart was broken | E |
| That beat under that shelt ring shawl | O |
| If shawl she had on which I doubt has gone | E |
| Yes gone from me past recall | O |
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| Was I haply the lady s suitor | D |
| Or her uncle I can t make out | P |
| Ask your governess dears or tutor | D |
| For myself I m in hopeless doubt | P |
| As to why we were there who on earth we were | D |
| And what this is all about | P |
Charles Stuart Calverley
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