Song I Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A ABABCDCE FGFGHIHI AJAJDADA| FROM THE FRENCH OF CARDINAL BERNIS | A |
| I | - |
| FRUIT of Aurora's tears fair rose | A |
| On whose soft leaves fond zephyrs play | B |
| Oh queen of flowers thy buds disclose | A |
| And give thy fragrance to the day | B |
| Unveil thy transient charms ah no | C |
| A little be thy bloom delay'd | D |
| Since the same hour that bids thee blow | C |
| Shall see thee droop thy languid head | E |
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| II | - |
| But go and on Themira's breast | F |
| Find happy flower thy throne and tomb | G |
| While jealous of a fate so blest | F |
| How shall I envy thee thy doom | G |
| Should some rude hand approach thee there | H |
| Guard the sweet shrine thou wilt adorn | I |
| Ah punish those who rashly dare | H |
| And for my rivals keep thy thorn | I |
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| III | - |
| Love shall himself thy boughs compose | A |
| And bid thy wanton leaves divide | J |
| He'll show thee how my lovely rose | A |
| To deck her bosom not to hide | J |
| And thou shalt tell the cruel maid | D |
| How frail are youth and beauty's charms | A |
| And teach her ere her own shall fade | D |
| To give them to her lover's arms | A |
Charlotte Smith
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