Aeropagus Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAB CDCD EFEF GDG HIH| WHERE suns chase suns in rhythmic dance | A |
| Where seeds are springing from the dust | B |
| Where mind sways mind with spirit glance | A |
| High court is held and law is just | B |
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| No hill alone a sovereign bar | C |
| Through space the fiery sparks are whirled | D |
| That draw and cling and shape a star | C |
| That burn and cool and form a world | D |
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| Whose hidden forces hear a voice | E |
| That leads them by a perfect plan | F |
| 'Obey ' it cries 'with steadfast choice | E |
| Law shall complete what law began | F |
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| 'Refuse behold the broken arc | G |
| The sky of all its stars despoiled | D |
| The new germ smothered in the dark | G |
| The snow pure soul with sin assoiled ' | - |
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| The voice still saith 'While atoms weave | H |
| Both world and soul for utmost joy | I |
| Who sins must suffer no reprieve | H |
| The law that quickens must destroy ' | - |
Edith Wharton
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