Sonnet 19 - The Soul's Rialto Hath Its Merchandise Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A ABBCADBAEFEFEF| XIX | A |
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| The soul's Rialto hath its merchandise | A |
| I barter curl for curl upon that mart | B |
| And from my poet's forehead to my heart | B |
| Receive this lock which outweighs argosies mdash | C |
| As purply black as erst to Pindar's eyes | A |
| The dim purpureal tresses gloomed athwart | D |
| The nine white Muse brows For this counterpart | B |
| The bay crown's shade Beloved I surmise | A |
| Still lingers on thy curl it is so black | E |
| Thus with a fillet of smooth kissing breath | F |
| I tie the shadows safe from gliding back | E |
| And lay the gift where nothing hindereth | F |
| Here on my heart as on thy brow to lack | E |
| No natural heat till mine grows cold in death | F |
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
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