House Of Bondage Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCBDEFGFHIHIII A JKJKLKLKJMJMKK| I | A |
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| When I perceive Love's heavenly reaping still | B |
| Regard perforce the clouds' vicissitude | C |
| That the fixed spirit loves not when it will | B |
| But craves its seasons of the flawful blood | D |
| When I perceive that the high poet doth | E |
| Oft voiceless stray beneath the uninfluent stars | F |
| That even Urania of her kiss is loath | G |
| And Song's brave wings fret on their sensual bars | F |
| When I perceived the fullest sail ed sprite | H |
| Lag at most need upon the leth ed seas | I |
| The provident captainship oft voided quite | H |
| And lam ed lie deep draughted argosies | I |
| I scorn myself that put for such strange toys | I |
| The wit of man to purposes of boys | I |
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| II | A |
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| The spirit's ark sealed with a little clay | J |
| Was old ere Memphis grew a memory | K |
| The hand pontifical to break away | J |
| That seal what shall surrender Not the sea | K |
| Which did englut great Egypt and his war | L |
| Nor all the desert drown ed sepulchres | K |
| Love's feet are stained with clay and travel sore | L |
| And dusty are Song's lucent wing and hairs | K |
| O Love that must do courtesy to decay | J |
| Eat hasty bread standing with loins up girt | M |
| How shall this stead thy feet for their sore way | J |
| Ah Song what brief embraces balm thy hurt | M |
| Had Jacob's toil full guerdon casting his | K |
| Twice seven heaped years to burn in Rachel's kiss | K |
Francis Thompson
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