Henry Purcell Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEF GAHI GHHI HJH JHJ| The poet wishes well to the divine genius of Purcell | A |
| and praises him that whereas other musicians have | B |
| given utterance to the moods of man's mind he has | C |
| beyond that uttered in notes the very make and | D |
| species of man as created both in him and in all men | E |
| generally | F |
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| Have fair fallen O fair fair have fallen so dear | G |
| To me so arch especial a spirit as heaves in Henry Purcell | A |
| An age is now since passed since parted with the reversal | H |
| Of the outward sentence low lays him listed to a heresy here | I |
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| Not mood in him nor meaning proud fire or sacred fear | G |
| Or love or pity or all that sweet notes not his might nursle | H |
| It is the forg egrave d feature finds me it is the rehearsal | H |
| Of own of abrupt self there so thrusts on so throngs the ear | I |
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| Let him Oh with his air of angels then lift me lay me only I'll | H |
| Have an eye to the sakes of him quaint moonmarks to his pelted plumage under | J |
| Wings so some great stormfowl whenever he has walked his while | H |
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| The thunder purple seabeach plum egrave d purple of thunder | J |
| If a wuthering of his palmy snow pinions scatter a colossal smile | H |
| Off him but meaning motion fans fresh our wits with wonder | J |
Gerard Manley Hopkins
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