Sonnet Cxv Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A B CDDCCDDCEFGEHH I| Quando 'l voler che con duo sproni ardenti | A |
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| HER LOOKS BOTH COMFORT AND CHECK HIM | B |
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| When with two ardent spurs and a hard rein | C |
| Passion my daily life who rules and leads | D |
| From time to time the usual law exceeds | D |
| That calm at least in part my spirits may gain | C |
| It findeth her who on my forehead plain | C |
| The dread and daring of my deep heart reads | D |
| And seeth Love to punish its misdeeds | D |
| Lighten her piercing eyes with worse disdain | C |
| Wherefore as one who fears the impending blow | E |
| Of angry Jove it back in haste retires | F |
| For great fears ever master great desires | G |
| But the cold fire and shrinking hopes which so | E |
| Lodge in my heart transparent as a glass | H |
| O'er her sweet face at times make gleams of grace to pass | H |
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| MACGREGOR | I |
Francesco Petrarca (petrarch)
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