Ribblesdale Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABBA ABBA CCDCCD| Earth sweet Earth sweet landscape with leav eacute s throng | A |
| And louch eacute d low grass heaven that dost appeal | B |
| To with no tongue to plead no heart to feel | B |
| That canst but only be but dost that long | A |
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| Thou canst but be but that thou well dost strong | A |
| Thy plea with him who dealt nay does now deal | B |
| Thy lovely dale down thus and thus bids reel | B |
| Thy river and o'er gives all to rack or wrong | A |
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| And what is Earth's eye tongue or heart else where | C |
| Else but in dear and dogged man Ah the heir | C |
| To his own selfbent so bound so tied to his turn | D |
| To thriftless reave both our rich round world bare | C |
| And none reck of world after this bids wear | C |
| Earth brows of such care care and dear concern | D |
Gerard Manley Hopkins
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