On The Death Of A Young Lady, Cousin To The Author, And Very Dear To Him Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAC DEDE FGFG HDID JKJK LMNM| Hush'd are the winds and still the evening gloom | A |
| Not e'en a zephyr wanders through the grove | B |
| Whilst I return to view my Margaret's tomb | A |
| And scatter flowers on the dust I love | C |
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| Within this narrow cell reclines her clay | D |
| That clay where once such animation beam'd | E |
| The King of Terrors seiz'd her as his prey | D |
| Not worth nor beauty have her life redeem'd | E |
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| Oh could that King of Terrors pity feel | F |
| Or Heaven reverse the dread decree of fate | G |
| Not here the mourner would his grief reveal | F |
| Not here the Muse her virtues would relate | G |
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| But wherefore weep Her matchless spirit soars | H |
| Beyond where splendid shines the orb of day | D |
| And weeping angels lead her to those bowers | I |
| Where endless pleasures virtuous deeds repay | D |
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| And shall presumptuous mortals Heaven arraign | J |
| And madly Godlike Providence accuse | K |
| Ah no far fly from me attempts so vain | J |
| I'll ne'er submission to my God refuse | K |
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| Yet is remembrance of those virtues dear | L |
| Yet fresh the memory of that beauteous face | M |
| Still they call forth my warm affection's tear | N |
| Still in my heart retain their wonted place | M |
George Gordon Lord Byron
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