Sermons We See Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABCDD EEFFGH IIJJAA KKCCAA| I'd rather see a sermon than hear one any day | A |
| I'd rather one should walk with me than merely tell the way | A |
| The eye's a better pupil and more willing than the ear | B |
| Fine counsel is confusing but example's always clear | C |
| And the best of all the preachers are the men who live their creeds | D |
| For to see good put in action is what everybody needs | D |
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| I soon can learn to do it if you'll let me see it done | E |
| I can watch your hands in action but your tongue too fast may run | E |
| And the lecture you deliver may be very wise and true | F |
| But I'd rather get my lessons by observing what you do | F |
| For I might misunderstand you and the high advise you give | G |
| But there's no misunderstanding how you act and how you live | H |
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| When I see a deed of kindness I am eager to be kind | I |
| When a weaker brother stumbles and a strong man stays behind | I |
| Just to see if he can help him then the wish grows strong in me | J |
| To become as big and thoughtful as I know that friend to be | J |
| And all travelers can witness that the best of guides today | A |
| Is not the one who tells them but the one who shows the way | A |
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| One good man teaches many men believe what they behold | K |
| One deed of kindness noticed is worth forty that are told | K |
| Who stands with men of honor learns to hold his honor dear | C |
| For right living speaks a language which to every one is clear | C |
| Though an able speaker charms me with his eloquence I say | A |
| I'd rather see a sermon than to hear one any day | A |
Edgar Albert Guest
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