Roman Girl's Song Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAC DEDE ACAB FGFG HIHI JKFL MNMO PQPQ RSRS TUTU VWXW ACAB| Rome Rome thou art no more | A |
| As thou hast been | B |
| On thy seven hills of yore | A |
| Thou satst a queen | C |
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| Thou hadst thy triumphs then | D |
| Purpling the street | E |
| Leaders and sceptred men | D |
| Bow'd at thy feet | E |
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| They that thy mantle wore | A |
| As gods were seen | C |
| Rome Rome thou art no more | A |
| As thou hast been | B |
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| Rome thine imperial brow | F |
| Never shall rise | G |
| What hast thou left thee now | F |
| Thou hast thy skies | G |
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| Blue deeply blue they are | H |
| Gloriously bright | I |
| Veiling thy wastes afar | H |
| With colour'd light | I |
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| Thou hast the sunset's glow | J |
| Rome for thy dower | K |
| Flushing tall cypress bough | F |
| Temple and tower | L |
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| And all sweet sounds are thine | M |
| Lovely to hear | N |
| While night o'er tomb and shrine | M |
| Rests darkly clear | O |
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| Many a solemn hymn | P |
| By starlight sung | Q |
| Sweeps thro' the arches dim | P |
| Thy wrecks among | Q |
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| Many a flute's low swell | R |
| On thy soft air | S |
| Lingers and loves to dwell | R |
| With summer there | S |
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| Thou hast the South's rich gift | T |
| Of sudden song | U |
| A charmed fountain swift | T |
| Joyous and strong | U |
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| Thou hast fair forms that move | V |
| With queenly tread | W |
| Thou hast proud fanes above | X |
| Thy mighty dead | W |
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| Yet wears thy Tiber's shore | A |
| A mournful mien | C |
| Rome Rome thou art no more | A |
| As thou hast been | B |
Felicia Dorothea Hemans
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