The Old Stoic Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAB CDCD EFEG| Riches I hold in light esteem | A |
| And love I laugh to scorn | B |
| And lust of fame was but a dream | A |
| That vanish'd with the morn | B |
| - | |
| And if I pray the only prayer | C |
| That moves my lips for me | D |
| Is Leave the heart that now I bear | C |
| And give me liberty | D |
| - | |
| Yes as my swift days near their goal | E |
| 'Tis all that I implore | F |
| In life and death a chainless soul | E |
| With courage to endure | G |
Emily Bronte
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