General John B. Gordon Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCDC EFEF GHGH E IJIJ E KLLL| Facile Princeps | A |
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| O gifted one of the Sunny South with lips so eloquent | B |
| In whose great heart no malice e'er was found | C |
| And now thou art a messenger of Peace by heaven sent | D |
| On mission of fraternity to heal the cankering wound | C |
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| In that dread day when fratricidal strife | E |
| Convulsed with passion crimsoned with its blood | F |
| No nobler son than thou who staked his life | E |
| With veterans Gray withstood the overwhelming flood | F |
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| No sweeter tribute could be paid by mortal tongue | G |
| No nobler sentiment the human heart could fill | H |
| In grander strains no poet's praises e'er were sung | G |
| Of private soldier than thy words that burn and thrill | H |
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| IV | E |
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| No treasured wrong within thy noble soul | I |
| Has tainted with its slimy trail of hate | J |
| No broader love of country could embrace the whole | I |
| Or bow more gracefully to iron hand of fate | J |
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| V | E |
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| Speak on And scatter broadcast healing seed | K |
| That shall a harvest of good feeling yield | L |
| And Peace no less than War shall lend her meed | L |
| And crown anew this hero of the bloody field | L |
George W. Doneghy
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