The Two Goblets Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCDCD EFEF GFHF| Bearing two crystal goblets in her hands | A |
| To a philosopher an Angel came | B |
| One wine shone clear as water o er white sands | A |
| One red as flame | B |
| Choose said the Angel From life s wine press flows | C |
| For all mankind the vintage which I bring | D |
| The pale cup holds exemption from life s woes | C |
| The red brings suffering | D |
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| One wine is colourless the dreamer said | E |
| Who suffer keenest nobler joys attain | F |
| And to the dregs drained from the goblet red | E |
| The draught of pain | F |
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| Then spake the Angel Thou hast chosen well | G |
| What seemeth loss to thee shall prove thy gain | F |
| All that is pure and sweet and beautiful | H |
| Is born of pain | F |
George Essex Evans
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