Modern Love Xli: How Many A Thing Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABBACDDCEFFEGHHI| How many a thing which we cast to the ground | A |
| When others pick it up becomes a gem | B |
| We grasp at all the wealth it is to them | B |
| And by reflected light its worth is found | A |
| Yet for us still 'tis nothing and that zeal | C |
| Of false appreciation quickly fades | D |
| This truth is little known to human shades | D |
| How rare from their own instinct 'tis to feel | C |
| They waste the soul with spurious desire | E |
| That is not the ripe flame upon the bough | F |
| We two have taken up a lifeless vow | F |
| To rob a living passion dust for fire | E |
| Madam is grave and eyes the clock that tells | G |
| Approaching midnight We have struck despair | H |
| Into two hearts O look we like a pair | H |
| Who for fresh nuptials joyfully yield all else | I |
George Meredith
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