Dear Motherland Of France Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCBCDEFFA GAGAHHFFA IJIJAAFFA| DEDICATED TO THE MEN AND WOMEN OF FRANCE | A |
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| Our Motherland dear Motherland | B |
| The source of beauty and of Art | C |
| Who but thy children understand | B |
| The love which permeates each heart | C |
| We see through rainbow tints of tears | D |
| Thy glory of a thousand years | E |
| O country of the Great and Free | F |
| We live for thee we live for thee | F |
| Dear Motherland of France | A |
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| O Motherland both blithe and brave | G |
| What magic lies in thy name France | A |
| Yet can thy radiant mien be grave | G |
| And stern thy ever smiling glance | A |
| And when thy sons and daughters know | H |
| That enemies would lay thee low | H |
| And dim thy fame on land and sea | F |
| We fight for thee we fight for thee | F |
| Dear Motherland of France | A |
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| Dear Motherland of joy and mirth | I |
| Dear Motherland of faith divine | J |
| A thousand years the wondering earth | I |
| Has seen thy star in splendour shine | J |
| Still shall it see that star of France | A |
| Its splendour and its light enhance | A |
| Dear Motherland when it need be | F |
| We die for thee we die for thee | F |
| Dear Motherland of France | A |
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
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