By The River Ii Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BA B C DC E F GF H| WHEN by the broad stream thou dost dwell | A |
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| Oft shallow is its sluggish flood | B |
| Then when thy fields thou tendest well | A |
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| It o'er them spreads its slime and mud | B |
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| The ships descend ere daylight wanes | C |
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| The prudent fisher upward goes | D |
| Round reef and rock ice casts its chains | C |
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| And boys at will the pathway close | E |
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| To this attend then carefully | F |
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| And what thou wouldst that execute | G |
| Ne'er linger ne'er o'erhasty be | F |
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| For time moves on with measured foot | H |
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
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