Sonnet Xl. From The Same. Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCDCDEFGFHI| FAR on the sands the low retiring tide | A |
| In distant murmurs hardly seems to flow | B |
| And o'er the world of waters blue and wide | A |
| The sighing summer wind forgets to blow | B |
| As sinks the day star in the rosy west | C |
| The silent wave with rich reflection glows | D |
| Alas can tranquil nature give me rest | C |
| Or scenes of beauty soothe me to repose | D |
| Can the soft lustre of the sleeping main | E |
| Yon radiant heaven or all creation's charms | F |
| 'Erase the written troubles of the brain ' | G |
| Which memory tortures and which guilt alarms | F |
| Or bid a bosom transient quiet prove | H |
| That bleeds with vain remorse and unextinguish'd love | I |
Charlotte Smith
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