To The Nightingale Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCB DEDE FGFG HIHI| O nightingale best poet of the grove | A |
| That plaintive strain can ne'er belong to thee | B |
| Blessed in the full possession of thy love | C |
| O lend that strain sweet Nighingale to me | B |
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| 'Tis mine alas to mourn a wretched fate | D |
| I love a maid who all my bosom charms | E |
| Yet lose my days without this lovely mate | D |
| Inhuman fortune keeps her from my arms | E |
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| You happy birds by nature's simple laws | F |
| Lead your soft lives sustained by nature's fare | G |
| You dwell wherever roving fancy draws | F |
| And love and song is all your pleasing care | G |
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| But we vain slaves of interest and of pride | H |
| Dare not be blessed lest envious tongues should blame | I |
| And hence in vain I languish for my bride | H |
| O mourn with me sweet bird my hapless flame | I |
James Thomson
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