Prayer Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AAAABBCC DDEFEF| Great God I ask for no meaner pelf | A |
| Than that I may not disappoint myself | A |
| That in my action I may soar as high | A |
| As I can now discern with this clear eye | A |
| And next in value which thy kindness lends | B |
| That I may greatly disappoint my friends | B |
| Howe'er they think or hope that it may be | C |
| They may not dream how thou'st distinguished me | C |
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| That my weak hand may equal my firm faith | D |
| And my life practice what my tongue saith | D |
| That my low conduct may not show | E |
| Nor my relenting lines | F |
| That I thy purpose did not know | E |
| Or overrated thy designs | F |
Henry David Thoreau
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