To His Royal Highness The Prince Of Wales Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCC DEFEGH IJIJKK LMNMOO PKPKQQ| While secret leaguing nations frown around | A |
| Ready to pour the long expected storm | B |
| While she who wont the restless Gaul to bound | A |
| Britannia drooping grows an empty form | B |
| While on our vitals selfish parties prey | C |
| And deep corruption eats our soul away | C |
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| Yet in the Goddess of the Main appears | D |
| A gleam of joy gay flushing every grace | E |
| As she the cordial voice of millions hears | F |
| Rejoicing zealous o'er thy rising race | E |
| Straight her rekindling eyes resume their fire | G |
| The Virtues smile the Muses tune the lyre | H |
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| But more enchanting than the Muse's song | I |
| United Britons thy dear offspring hail | J |
| The city triumphs through her glowing throng | I |
| The shepherd tells his transport to the dale | J |
| The sons of roughest toil forget their pain | K |
| And the glad sailor cheers the midnight main | K |
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| Can aught from fair Augusta's gentle blood | L |
| And thine thou friend of liberty be born | M |
| Can aught save what is lovely generous good | N |
| What will at once defend us and adorn | M |
| From thence prophetic joy new Edwards eyes | O |
| New Henries Annas and Elizas rise | O |
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| May fate my fond devoted days extend | P |
| To sing the promised glories of thy reign | K |
| What though by years depressed my muse might bend | P |
| My heart will teach her still a nobler strain | K |
| How with recovered Britain will she soar | Q |
| When France insults and Spain shall rob no more | Q |
James Thomson
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