To Laura In Death. Sonnet Lxxxvi. Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A B CDDCCDDCEFEFEF G HIIHHJJHKLKLKL M| I' vo piangendo i miei passati tempi | A |
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| HE HUMBLY CONFESSES THE ERRORS OF HIS PAST LIFE AND PRAYS FOR DIVINE GRACE | B |
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| Weeping I still revolve the seasons flown | C |
| In vain idolatry of mortal things | D |
| Not soaring heavenward though my soul had wings | D |
| Which might perchance a glorious flight have shown | C |
| O Thou discerner of the guilt I own | C |
| Giver of life immortal King of Kings | D |
| Heal Thou the wounded heart which conscience stings | D |
| It looks for refuge only to thy throne | C |
| Thus although life was warfare and unrest | E |
| Be death the haven of peace and if my day | F |
| Was vain yet make the parting moment blest | E |
| Through this brief remnant of my earthly way | F |
| And in death's billows be thy hand confess'd | E |
| Full well Thou know'st this hope is all my stay | F |
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| SHEPPARD | G |
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| Still do I mourn the years for aye gone by | H |
| Which on a mortal love I lavish d | I |
| Nor e'er to soar my pinions balanc d | I |
| Though wing'd perchance no humble height to fly | H |
| Thou Dread Invisible who from on high | H |
| Look'st down upon this suffering erring head | J |
| Oh be thy succour to my frailty sped | J |
| And with thy grace my indigence supply | H |
| My life in storms and warfare doom'd to spend | K |
| Harbour'd in peace that life may I resign | L |
| It's course though idle pious be its end | K |
| Oh for the few brief days which yet are mine | L |
| And for their close thy guiding hand extend | K |
| Thou know'st on Thee alone my heart's firm hopes recline | L |
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| WRANGHAM | M |
Francesco Petrarca (petrarch)
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