Since I Have Done My Best Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABACDCD EFGFHIH JCJCIDID| stand | A |
| Prepared for judgment when men view | B |
| The labor of my heart and hand | A |
| If good then happy I shall be | C |
| If not contented I'll abide | D |
| And though the prize is not for me | C |
| My joy shall be in having tried | D |
| - | |
| Since I have done my best there is | E |
| No cause for me to sit and sigh | F |
| Although the laurel wreath I miss | G |
| My eyes shall smiling be and dry | F |
| No vain excuses shall I make | H |
| For failing and no vain regret | I |
| But bravely judgment I shall take | H |
| And say 'A better man I've met ' | - |
| - | |
| Since I have done my best I'll go | J |
| Whenever God shall summon me | C |
| Contented for right well I know | J |
| However poor my record be | C |
| That having nothing to regret | I |
| No shame that I would seek to hide | D |
| The Master's praises I shall get | I |
| For honest effort when I tried | D |
Edgar Albert Guest
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