Mount Vernon Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCCDDAB EBFFGGEB HIJJKKHI LMNNOOLM PQRKIISQ| Subdued and sad I trod the place | A |
| Where he the hero lived and died | B |
| Where long entombed beneath the shade | C |
| By willow bough and cypress made | C |
| The peaceful scene with verdure rife | D |
| He and the partner of his life | D |
| Beloved of every land and race | A |
| Are sleeping side by side | B |
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| The summer solstice at its height | E |
| Reflected from Potomac's tide | B |
| A glare of light and through the trees | F |
| Intensified the Southern breeze | F |
| That dallied in the deep ravines | G |
| With graceful ferns and evergreens | G |
| While Northern cheeks so strangely white | E |
| Grew dark as Nubia's pride | B |
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| What must this homestead once have been | H |
| In boundless hospitality | I |
| When Greene or Putnam may have met | J |
| The host who welcomed Lafayette | J |
| Or when Pulaski honored guest | K |
| Accepted shelter food and rest | K |
| While rank and talent gathered in | H |
| Its banquet hall of luxury | I |
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| What comfort cheer and kind intent | L |
| The weary stranger oft hath known | M |
| When she its mistress fair and good | N |
| Reigned here in peerless womanhood | N |
| When soft shy maiden fancy gave | O |
| Encouragement to soldiers brave | O |
| And Washington his presence lent | L |
| To grace its bright hearthstone | M |
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| O beautiful Mount Vernon home | P |
| The Mecca of our long desire | Q |
| Of more than passing interest | R |
| To North and South to East and West | K |
| To all Columbia's children free | I |
| A precious priceless legacy | I |
| Thine altar shrine as pilgrims come | S |
| Rekindles patriot fire | Q |
Hattie Howard
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