Sonnet Xi. To Sleep Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCDCDEFEGHH| COME balmy Sleep tired nature's soft resort | A |
| On these sad temples all thy poppies shed | B |
| And bid gay dreams from Morpheus' airy court | A |
| Float in light vision round my aching head | B |
| Secure of all thy blessings partial Power | C |
| On his hard bed the peasant throws him down | D |
| And the poor sea boy in the rudest hour | C |
| Enjoys thee more than he who wears a crown | D |
| Clasp'd in her faithful shepherd's guardian arms | E |
| Well may the village girl sweet slumbers prove | F |
| And they O gentle Sleep still taste thy charms | E |
| Who wake to labour liberty and love | G |
| But still thy opiate aid dost thou deny | H |
| To calm the anxious breast to close the streaming eye | H |
Charlotte Smith
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