I Thirst Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCBC DEDE FGHG A H HIJI KLDL LIMI| FIRST VOICE | A |
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| I thirst but earth cannot allay | B |
| The fever coursing through my veins | C |
| The healing stream is far away | B |
| It flows through Salem's lovely plains | C |
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| The murmurs of its crystal flow | D |
| Break ever o'er this world of strife | E |
| My heart is weary let me go | D |
| To bathe it in the stream of life | E |
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| For many worn and weary hearts | F |
| Have bathed in this pure healing stream | G |
| And felt their griefs and cares depart | H |
| E'en like some sad forgotten dream | G |
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| SECOND VOICE | A |
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| The Word is nigh thee even in thy heart | H |
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| Say not within thy weary heart | H |
| Who shall ascend above | I |
| To bring unto thy fever'd lips | J |
| The fount of joy and love | I |
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| Nor do thou seek to vainly delve | K |
| Where death's pale angels tread | L |
| To hear the murmur of its flow | D |
| Around the silent dead | L |
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| Within in thee is one living fount | L |
| Fed from the springs above | I |
| There quench thy thirst till thou shalt bathe | M |
| In God's own sea of love | I |
Frances Ellen Watkins Harper
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