Song Iii Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A B BCDEDE FGFGHIHI JKJKLDLD| FROM THE FRENCH | A |
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| I | - |
| 'AH say ' the fair Louisa cried | B |
| 'Say where the abode of Love is found ' | - |
| Pervading nature I replied | B |
| His influence spreads the world around | C |
| When Morning's arrowy beams arise | D |
| He sparkles in the enlivening ray | E |
| And blushes in the glowing skies | D |
| When rosy evening fades away | E |
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| II | - |
| The summer winds that gently blow | F |
| The flocks that bleat along the glades | G |
| The nightingale that soft and low | F |
| With music fills the listening shades | G |
| The murmurs of the silver surf | H |
| All echo Love's enchanting notes | I |
| From violets lurking in the turf | H |
| His balmy breath through ether floats | I |
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| III | - |
| From perfumed flowers and dewy leaves | J |
| Delicious scents he bids exhale | K |
| He smiles amid autumnal sheaves | J |
| And clothes with green the grassy vale | K |
| But when that throne the god assumes | L |
| Where his most powerful influence lies | D |
| 'Tis on Louisa's cheek he blooms | L |
| And lightens from her radiant eyes | D |
Charlotte Smith
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