On The Conversion Of A Sister Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCB DEDE FGFG BCBA| 'Tis the voice of my sister at home | A |
| Resign'd to the treasures above | B |
| Inviting the strangers to come | C |
| And feast at the banquet of love | B |
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| 'Tis a spirit cut loose from its chain | D |
| 'Tis the voice of a culprit forgiven | E |
| Restored from a prison of pain | D |
| With th' sound of a concert from heaven | E |
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| 'Tis a beam from the regions of light | F |
| A touch of beatific fire | G |
| A spirit exulting for flight | F |
| With a strong and impatient desire | G |
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| 'Tis a drop from the ocean of love | B |
| A foretaste of pleasures to come | C |
| Distill'd from the fountain above | B |
| The joy which awaits her at home | A |
George Moses Horton
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