The British Church Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABCCB DDEFGE HHIJJK LLMNNO PQHRCH| I joy dear mother when I view | A |
| Thy perfect lineaments and hue | A |
| Both sweet and bright | B |
| Beauty in thee takes up her place | C |
| And dates her letters from thy face | C |
| When she doth write | B |
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| A fine aspect in fit array | D |
| Neither too mean nor yet too gay | D |
| Shows who is best | E |
| Outlandish looks may not compare | F |
| For all they either painted are | G |
| Or else undress'd | E |
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| She on the hills which wantonly | H |
| Allureth all in hope to be | H |
| By her preferr'd | I |
| Hath kiss'd so long her painted shrines | J |
| That ev'n her face by kissing shines | J |
| For her reward | K |
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| She in the valley is so shy | L |
| Of dressing that her hair doth lie | L |
| About her ears | M |
| While she avoids her neighbour's pride | N |
| She wholly goes on th' other side | N |
| And nothing wears | O |
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| But dearest mother what those miss | P |
| The mean thy praise and glory is | Q |
| And long may be | H |
| Blessed be God whose love it was | R |
| To double moat thee with his grace | C |
| And none but thee | H |
George Herbert
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