Sonnet Xlvii: To Fancy Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCDCEFGHFGH| Thee Queen of Shadows shall I still invoke | A |
| Still love the scenes thy sportive pencil drew | B |
| When on mine eyes the early radiance broke | A |
| Which shew'd the beauteous rather than the true | B |
| Alas long since those glowing tints are dead | C |
| And now 'tis thine in darkest hues to dress | D |
| The spot where pale Experience hangs her head | C |
| O'er the sad grave of murder'd Happiness | E |
| Thro' thy false medium then no longer view'd | F |
| May fancied pain and fancied pleasure fly | G |
| And I as from me all thy dreams depart | H |
| Be to my wayward destiny subdued | F |
| Nor seek perfection with a poet's eye | G |
| Nor suffer anguish with a poet's heart | H |
Charlotte Smith
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