To Aurelio Saffi Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AAAA BBBB CCCC DDDD| To God and man be simply true | A |
| Do as thou hast been wont to do | A |
| Bring out thy treasures old and new | A |
| Mean all the same when said to you | A |
| - | |
| I love thee thou art calm and strong | B |
| Firm in the right mild to the wrong | B |
| Thy heart in every raging throng | B |
| A chamber shut for prayer and song | B |
| - | |
| Defeat thou know'st not canst not know | C |
| Although thy aims so lofty go | C |
| They need as long to root and grow | C |
| As infant hills to reach the snow | C |
| - | |
| Press on and prosper holy friend | D |
| I weak and ignorant would lend | D |
| A voice thee strong and wise to send | D |
| Prospering onward without end | D |
George Macdonald
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