Against Quarreling And Fighting Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAC DEFE GHGH ICJC KLKL| Let dogs delight to bark and bite | A |
| For God hath made them so | B |
| Let bears and lions growl and fight | A |
| For 'tis their nature too | C |
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| But children you should never let | D |
| Such angry passions rise | E |
| Your little hands were never made | F |
| To tear each other's eyes | E |
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| Let love through all your actions run | G |
| And all your words be mild | H |
| Live like the blessed Virgin's Son | G |
| That sweet and lovely child | H |
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| His soul was gentle as a lamb | I |
| And as his stature grew | C |
| He grew in favor both with man | J |
| And God his Father too | C |
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| Now Lord of all he reigns above | K |
| And from his heavenly throne | L |
| He sees what children dwell in love | K |
| And marks them for his own | L |
Isaac Watts
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