Psalm 49 Part 1 Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABC DEDE FGFG HIJK LMLM NONO EPEP QNRN S GTGU VMVM WXWX| v | A |
| C M | B |
| Pride and death or The vanity of life and riches | C |
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| Why doth the man of riches grow | D |
| To insolence and pride | E |
| To see his wealth and honors flow | D |
| With every rising tide | E |
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| Why doth he treat the poor with scorn | F |
| Made of the self same clay | G |
| And boast as though his flesh was born | F |
| Of better dust than they | G |
| - | |
| Not all his treasures can procure | H |
| His soul a short reprieve | I |
| Redeem from death one guilty hour | J |
| Or make his brother live | K |
| - | |
| Life is a blessing can't be sold | L |
| The ransom is too high | M |
| Justice will ne'er be bribed with gold | L |
| That man may never die | M |
| - | |
| He sees the brutish and the wise | N |
| The tim'rous and the brave | O |
| Quit their possessions close their eyes | N |
| And hasten to the grave | O |
| - | |
| Yet 'tis his inward thought and pride | E |
| My house shall ever stand | P |
| And that my name may long abide | E |
| I'll give it to my land | P |
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| Vain are his thoughts his hopes are lost | Q |
| How soon his memory dies | N |
| His name is written in the dust | R |
| Where his own carcass lies | N |
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| PAUSE | S |
| - | |
| This is the folly of their way | G |
| And yet their sons as vain | T |
| Approve the words their fathers say | G |
| And act their works again | U |
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| Men void of wisdom and of grace | V |
| If honor raise them high | M |
| Live like the beast a thoughtless race | V |
| And like the beast they die | M |
| - | |
| Laid in the grave like silly sheep | W |
| Death feeds upon them there | X |
| Till the last trumpet break their sleep | W |
| In terror and despair | X |
Isaac Watts
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About Psalm 49 Part 1
Psalm 49 Part 1 is a poem by Isaac Watts. This page includes the poem text, poet information, related topics, comments, and similar poems.