The Limitations Of Greatness Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCC DEDEFG GHGHII| NO MAN really knows enough | A |
| To be hateful to his brother | B |
| None is rich enough to cuff | A |
| And be cruel to another | B |
| None so clever that he can | C |
| Justly wrong his fellow man | C |
| - | |
| No one is so strong that he | D |
| Has the right to curb the weak | E |
| None so great that properly | D |
| He can trample down the meek | E |
| There is nothing in success | F |
| That excuses selfishness | G |
| - | |
| Climb unto the topmost bights | G |
| Win yourself an honored name | H |
| But respect another's rights | G |
| Raise the weak and help the lame | H |
| Strength of muscle or of mind | I |
| Gives no right to be unkind | I |
Edgar Albert Guest
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