To An Old Friend In England Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDAEFBGGHEABIIAE| WAS it for nothing in the years gone by | A |
| O my love O my friend | B |
| You thrilled me with your noble words of faith | C |
| Hope beyond life and love love beyond death | D |
| Yet now I shudder and yet you did not die | A |
| O my friend O my love | E |
| Was it for nothing in the dear dead years | F |
| O my love O my friend | B |
| I kissed you when you wrung my heart from me | G |
| And gave my stubborn hand where trust might be | G |
| Yet then I smiled and see these bitter tears | H |
| O my friend O my love | E |
| No bitter words to say to you have I | A |
| O my love O my friend | B |
| That faith that hope that love was mine not yours | I |
| And yet that kiss that clasp endures endures | I |
| I have no bitter words to say Good bye | A |
| O my friend O my love | E |
Francis William Lauderdale Adams
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