Bible Defense Of Slavery Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAB CDCE FGFG HIHI JAJA KLKL| Take sackcloth of the darkest dye | A |
| And shroud the pulpits round | B |
| Servants of Him that cannot lie | A |
| Sit mourning on the ground | B |
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| Let holy horror blanch each cheek | C |
| Pale every brow with fears | D |
| And rocks and stones if ye could speak | C |
| Ye well might melt to tears | E |
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| Let sorrow breathe in every tone | F |
| In every strain ye raise | G |
| Insult not God's majestic throne | F |
| With th' mockery of praise | G |
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| A 'reverend' man whose light should be | H |
| The guide of age and youth | I |
| Brings to the shrine of Slavery | H |
| The sacrifice of truth | I |
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| For the direst wrong by man imposed | J |
| Since Sodom's fearful cry | A |
| The word of life has been unclos'd | J |
| To give your God the lie | A |
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| Oh When ye pray for heathen lands | K |
| And plead for their dark shores | L |
| Remember Slavery's cruel hands | K |
| Make heathens at your doors | L |
Frances Ellen Watkins Harper
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