He Earned His Way Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCDDDD DEDEFDFFD DGDGHDHHD ADADFDFFD| rose unto the bights of fame | A |
| And with the great men stood | B |
| He heard the people cheer his name | A |
| And speak of him as good | B |
| Success at last he had attained | C |
| By toiling day by day | D |
| His father's name was unprofaned | D |
| His crest of honor was unstained | D |
| He earned his way | D |
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| He had not sought the easy road | D |
| Nor tried a doubtful scheme | E |
| But he had borne his heavy load | D |
| Up hill and over stream | E |
| He had not stooped to do a wrong | F |
| That might not be unlearned | D |
| But though the way at times seemed long | F |
| He plodded on with courage strong | F |
| And every victory earned | D |
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| He heard men whisper in the night | D |
| That venturing disgrace | G |
| And stepping from the path of right | D |
| But hiding every trace | G |
| Were all he had to do to win | H |
| That honor could be feigned | D |
| But still he kept a lifted chin | H |
| Filled with the holy thought within | H |
| To earn whate'er he gained | D |
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| He rose unto the hights of fame | A |
| And with the great men stood | D |
| He never compromised with shame | A |
| Nor bartered what was good | D |
| With head erect he toiled along | F |
| With clean hands for the fray | D |
| He heard the gossip of the throng | F |
| That many profited by wrong | F |
| But earned his way | D |
Edgar Albert Guest
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