After An Old Legend Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCB DEFE GHIH DEFE JKLK DMNM OPQR STUT VMUO LWDW XMYM ZWA2W B2C2D2E2 VD2DD2| The monk was praying in his cell | A |
| With bowed head praying sore | B |
| He had been praying on his knees | C |
| For two long hours and more | B |
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| As of themselves all suddenly | D |
| His eyelids opened wide | E |
| Before him on the ground he saw | F |
| A man's feet close beside | E |
| - | |
| And almost to the feet came down | G |
| A garment wove throughout | H |
| Such garment he had never seen | I |
| In countries round about | H |
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| His eyes he lifted tremblingly | D |
| Until a hand they spied | E |
| A chisel scar on it he saw | F |
| And a deep torn scar beside | E |
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| His eyes they leaped up to the face | J |
| His heart gave one wild bound | K |
| Then stood as if its work were done | L |
| The Master he had found | K |
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| With sudden clang the convent bell | D |
| Told him the poor did wait | M |
| His hand to give the daily bread | N |
| Doled at the convent gate | M |
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| Then Love rose in him passionate | O |
| And with Duty wrestled strong | P |
| And the bell kept calling all the time | Q |
| With merciless iron tongue | R |
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| The Master stood and looked at him | S |
| He rose up with a sigh | T |
| He will be gone when I come back | U |
| I go to him by and by | T |
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| He chid his heart he fed the poor | V |
| All at the convent gate | M |
| Then with slow dragging feet went back | U |
| To his cell so desolate | O |
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| His heart bereaved by duty done | L |
| He had sore need of prayer | W |
| Oh sad he lifted the latch and lo | D |
| The Master standing there | W |
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| He said My poor had not to stand | X |
| Wearily at thy gate | M |
| For him who feeds the shepherd's sheep | Y |
| The shepherd will stand and wait | M |
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| Yet Lord for thou would'st have us judge | Z |
| And I will humbly dare | W |
| If he had staid I do not think | A2 |
| Thou wouldst have left him there | W |
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| Thy voice in far off time I hear | B2 |
| With sweet defending say | C2 |
| The poor ye always have with you | D2 |
| Me ye have not alway | E2 |
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| Thou wouldst have said Go feed my poor | V |
| The deed thou shalt not rue | D2 |
| Wherever ye do my father's will | D |
| I always am with you | D2 |
George Macdonald
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