To The Head-ach Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCB DEDE FEFE CGCG EHEH GIGJ KEKE LMLM AECETHOU tyrant of the ling'ring hour | A |
Ah why with me delight to rest | B |
Hence far away tormenting pow'r | C |
Unwelcome guest | B |
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With thee sad visitant I prove | D |
The long the melancholy day | E |
Ah foe to peace from me remove | D |
Thy dreaded sway | E |
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Oft when I'd court ideal themes | F |
'Tis then thy leaden wings o'erspread | E |
That seat of wild fantastic dreams | F |
My weary head | E |
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And when in Fancy's fiery car | C |
With her and with the muse I'd fly | G |
To realms beyond the morning star | C |
The earth and sky | G |
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Not long in these illusions blest | E |
Through fairy palaces I roam | H |
Thy wand recals unwelcome guest | E |
My visions home | H |
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Ah foe to peace When thou art nigh | G |
Farewell the dew balm of repose | I |
Then slumber's fled the languid eye | G |
Forgets to close | J |
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I ne'er my midnight vigils keep | K |
To ponder by the taper's light | E |
Nor waste in downy arms of sleep | K |
The morning bright | E |
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'Tis mine to rove the hill the dale | L |
To wander through embow'ring trees | M |
The soul of freshness to inhale | L |
The mountain breeze | M |
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Then tyrant of the ling'ring hour | A |
Ah why with me delight to rest | E |
Hence far away tormenting pow'r | C |
Unwelcome guest | E |
Felicia Dorothea Hemans
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