The Hemlock Tree. (from The German) Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABBA BCCB DEED FGHF| O Hemlock tree O hemlock tree how faithful are thy branches | A |
| Green not alone in summer time | B |
| But in the winter's frost and rime | B |
| O hemlock tree O hemlock tree how faithful are thy branches | A |
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| O maiden fair O maiden fair how faithless is thy bosom | B |
| To love me in prosperity | C |
| And leave me in adversity | C |
| O maiden fair O maiden fair how faithless is thy bosom | B |
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| The nightingale the nightingale thou tak'st for thine example | D |
| So long as summer laughs she sings | E |
| But in the autumn spreads her wings | E |
| The nightingale the nightingale thou tak'st for thine example | D |
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| The meadow brook the meadow brook is mirroro f thy falsehood | F |
| It flows so long as falls the rain | G |
| In drought its springs soon dry again | H |
| The meadow brook the meadow brook is mirror of thy falsehood | F |
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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