To Mary, On Receiving Her Picture. [1] Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCBD EFEF GHGI JKJK LMLM NOPO NBNB| A | |
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| This faint resemblance of thy charms | B |
| Though strong as mortal art could give | C |
| My constant heart of fear disarms | B |
| Revives my hopes and bids me live | D |
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| Here I can trace the locks of gold | E |
| Which round thy snowy forehead wave | F |
| The cheeks which sprung from Beauty's mould | E |
| The lips which made me 'Beauty's' slave | F |
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| Here I can trace ah no that eye | G |
| Whose azure floats in liquid fire | H |
| Must all the painter's art defy | G |
| And bid him from the task retire | I |
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| Here I behold its beauteous hue | J |
| But where's the beam so sweetly straying | K |
| Which gave a lustre to its blue | J |
| Like Luna o'er the ocean playing | K |
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| Sweet copy far more dear to me | L |
| Lifeless unfeeling as thou art | M |
| Than all the living forms could be | L |
| Save her who plac'd thee next my heart | M |
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| She plac'd it sad with needless fear | N |
| Lest time might shake my wavering soul | O |
| Unconscious that her image there | P |
| Held every sense in fast controul | O |
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| Thro' hours thro' years thro' time 'twill cheer | N |
| My hope in gloomy moments raise | B |
| In life's last conflict 'twill appear | N |
| And meet my fond expiring gaze | B |
George Gordon Byron
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