On The Birth Of A Friend's Child Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBCCDD| Mark the day white on which the Fates have smiled | A |
| Eugenio and Egeria have a child | A |
| On whom abundant grace kind Jove imparts | B |
| If she but copy either parent's parts | B |
| Then Muses long devoted to her race | C |
| Grant her Egeria's virtues and her face | C |
| Nor stop your bounty there but add to it | D |
| Eugenio's learning and Eugenio's wit | D |
Ernest Dowson
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