Old Dutch Love Song Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCCBDEFFE GHIIHABEEBI am not rich and yet my wealth | A |
Surpasseth human measure | B |
My store untold | C |
Is not of gold | C |
Nor any sordid treasure | B |
Let this one hoard his earthly pelf | D |
Another court ambition | E |
Not for a throne | F |
Would I disown | F |
My poor and proud condition | E |
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The worldly gain achieved to day | G |
To morrow may be flying | H |
The gifts of kings | I |
Are fleeting things | I |
The gifts of love undying | H |
In her I love is all my wealth | A |
For her my sole endeavor | B |
No heart I ween | E |
Hath fairer queen | E |
No liege such homage ever | B |
Eugene Field
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