For A Virgin And Child By Hans Memmelinck Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCCBBDDBEFGFGH| In the Academy of Bruges | A |
| MYSTERY God man's life born into man | B |
| Of woman There abideth on her brow | C |
| The ended pang of knowledge the which now | C |
| Is calm assured Since first her task began | B |
| She hath known all What more of anguish than | B |
| Endurance oft hath lived through the whole space | D |
| Through night till day passed weak upon her face | D |
| While the heard lapse of darkness slowly ran | B |
| All hath been told her touching her dear Son | E |
| And all shall be accomplished Where He sits | F |
| Even now a babe He holds the symbol fruit | G |
| Perfect and chosen Until God permits | F |
| His soul's elect still have the absolute | G |
| Harsh nether darkness and make painful moan | H |
Dante Gabriel Rossetti
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