The State Of Age Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABBAABBACDEFFE| Rub thou thy battered lamp nor claim nor beg | A |
| Honours from aught about thee Light the young | B |
| Thy frame is as a dusty mantle hung | B |
| O grey one pendant on a loosened peg | A |
| Thou art for this our life an ancient egg | A |
| Or a tough bird thou hast a rudderless tongue | B |
| Turning dead trifles like the cock of dung | B |
| Which runs Time's contrast to thy halting leg | A |
| Nature it is most sure not thee admires | C |
| But hast thou in thy season set her fires | D |
| To burn from Self to Spirit through the lash | E |
| Honoured the sons of Earth shall hold thee high | F |
| Yea to spread light when thy proud letter I | F |
| Drops prone and void as any thoughtless dash | E |
George Meredith
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