Lippo Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABBCA DEED FGGF HIIH JKKJ DLLD| Now we must part my Lippo Even so | A |
| I grieve to see thy sudden pained surprise | B |
| Gaze not on me with such accusing eyes | B |
| 'Twas thine own hand which dealt dear | C |
| Love's death blow | A |
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| I loved thee fondly yesterday Till then | D |
| Thy heart was like a covered golden cup | E |
| Always above my eager lip held up | E |
| I fancied thou wert not as other men | D |
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| I knew that heart was filled with Love's sweet wine | F |
| Pressed wholly for my drinking And my lip | G |
| Grew parched with thirsting for one nectared sip | G |
| Of what denied me seemed a draught divine | F |
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| Last evening in the gloaming that cup spilled | H |
| Its precious contents Even to the lees | I |
| Were offered to me saying Drink of these | I |
| And when I saw it empty Love was killed | H |
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| No word was left unsaid no act undone | J |
| To prove to me thou wert my abject slave | K |
| Ah Love hadst thou been wise enough to save | K |
| One little drop of that sweet wine but one | J |
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| I still had loved thee longing for it then | D |
| But even the cup is mine I look within | L |
| And find it holds not one last drop to win | L |
| And cast it down Thou art as other men | D |
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
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