The Choice Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBCDEEDDBBFF GGHHIIJJGGGG EECGDDDDGGDDBB EEGGDDDD DDGGFFDDDDDDDD GGDDKKDDLL GGGGCD DDMNLFDDFF| Me so oft my fancy drew | A |
| Here and there that I ne'er knew | A |
| Where to place desire before | B |
| So that range it might no more | B |
| But as he that passeth by | C |
| Where in all her jollity | D |
| Flora's riches in a row | E |
| Do in seemly order grow | E |
| And a thousand flowers stand | D |
| Bending as to kiss his hand | D |
| Out of which delightful store | B |
| One he may take and no more | B |
| Long he pausing doubteth whether | F |
| Of those fair ones he should gather | F |
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| First the Primrose courts his eyes | G |
| Then the Cowslip he espies | G |
| Next the Pansy seems to woo him | H |
| Then Carnations bow unto him | H |
| Which whilst that enamour'd swain | I |
| From the stalk intends to strain | I |
| As half fearing to be seen | J |
| Prettily her leaves between | J |
| Peeps the Violet pale to see | G |
| That her virtues slighted be | G |
| Which so much his liking wins | G |
| That to seize her he begins | G |
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| Yet before he stoop'd so low | E |
| He his wanton eye did throw | E |
| On a stem that grew more high | C |
| And the Rose did there espy | G |
| Who beside her previous scent | D |
| To procure his eyes content | D |
| Did display her goodly breast | D |
| Where he found at full exprest | D |
| All the good that Nature showers | G |
| On a thousand other flowers | G |
| Wherewith he affected takes it | D |
| His belov egrave d flower he makes it | D |
| And without desire of more | B |
| Walks through all he saw before | B |
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| So I wand'ring but erewhile | E |
| Through the garden of this Isle | E |
| Saw rich beauties I confess | G |
| And in number numberless | G |
| Yea so differing lovely too | D |
| That I had a world to do | D |
| Ere I could set up my rest | D |
| Where to choose and choose the best | D |
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| Thus I fondly fear'd till Fate | D |
| Which I must confess in that | D |
| Did a greater favour to me | G |
| Than the world can malice do me | G |
| Show'd to me that matchless flower | F |
| Subject for this song of our | F |
| Whose perfection having eyed | D |
| Reason instantly espied | D |
| That Desire which ranged abroad | D |
| There would find a period | D |
| And no marvel if it might | D |
| For it there hath all delight | D |
| And in her hath nature placed | D |
| What each several fair one graced | D |
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| Let who list for me advance | G |
| The admir egrave d flowers of France | G |
| Let who will praise and behold | D |
| The reserv egrave d Marigold | D |
| Let the sweet breath'd Violet now | K |
| Unto whom she pleaseth bow | K |
| And the fairest Lily spread | D |
| Where she will her golden head | D |
| I have such a flower to wear | L |
| That for those I do not care | L |
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| Let the young and happy swains | G |
| Playing on the Britain plains | G |
| Court unblamed their shepherdesses | G |
| And with their gold curl egrave d tresses | G |
| Toy uncensured until I | C |
| Grudge at their prosperity | D |
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| Let all times both present past | D |
| And the age that shall be last | D |
| Vaunt the beauties they bring forth | M |
| I have found in one such worth | N |
| That content I neither care | L |
| What the best before me were | F |
| Nor desire to live and see | D |
| Who shall fair hereafter be | D |
| For I know the hand of Nature | F |
| Will not make a fairer creature | F |
George Wither
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