The Dirge Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCDDC BEFFE BGHHG AIJJI KLMMN OPQQP ARSSR| Deserted of her Spouse she sat lamenting in the chamber | A |
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| Hast thou gone and left me | B |
| Void of faults but strictly true | C |
| Fly far away | D |
| Without delay | D |
| Adieu my love adieu | C |
| - | |
| Hast thou gone and left me | B |
| Hence to seek another bride | E |
| I must be still | F |
| Thou hast thy will | F |
| The world is free and wide | E |
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| Only hadst thou told me | B |
| Ere I drunk the bitter cup | G |
| I could with shame | H |
| Now bear the blame | H |
| And freely give thee up | G |
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| But I'm left to ponder | A |
| Now in the depth of sorrow's gloom | I |
| Like some dull sprite | J |
| In dead of night | J |
| Bewailing o'er her tomb | I |
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| Swiftly fly and welcome | K |
| It is the fate of fools to rove | L |
| With whom I know | M |
| Wedlock is woe | M |
| Without the stream of love | N |
| - | |
| Where constant love is wanting | O |
| Pleasure has not long to dwell | P |
| I view my fate | Q |
| Alas too late | Q |
| So partner fare thee well | P |
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| But my love remember | A |
| Hence we meet and face to face | R |
| Thy heart shall ache | S |
| Thy soul shall quake | S |
| The wretch of all disgrace | R |
George Moses Horton
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