A Song Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCD A EFBC A GHGIF H JIJI I KLKL H MNMNI | A |
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No riches from his scanty store | B |
My lover could impart | C |
He gave a meant his love | D |
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III | A |
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But now for me in search of gain | E |
From shore to shore he flies | F |
Why wander riches to obtain boon I valued more | B |
He gave me all his heart | C |
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II | A |
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His soul sincere his gen'rous worth | G |
Might well this bosom move | H |
And when I ask'd for bliss on earth | G |
I only | I |
When love is all I prize | F |
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IV | H |
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The frugal meal the lowly cot | J |
If blest my love with thee | I |
That simple fare that humble lot | J |
Were more than wealth to me | I |
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V | I |
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While he the dang'rous ocean braves | K |
My tears but vainly flow | L |
Is pity in the faithless waves | K |
To which I pour my woe | L |
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VI | H |
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The night is dark the waters deep | M |
Yet soft the billows roll | N |
Alas at every breeze I weep | M |
The storm is in my soul | N |
Helen Maria Williams
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