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Elegies. - Part Ii. Alexis And Dora Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

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Farther and farther away alas at each moment the vessel	A
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Hastens as onward it glides cleaving the foam cover'd flood	B
Long is the track plough'd up by the keel where dolphins are sporting	C
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Following fast in its rear while it seems flying pursuit	D
All forebodes a prosperous voyage the sailor with calmness	E
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Leans 'gainst the sail which alone all that is needed performs	F
Forward presses the heart of each seamen like colours and streamers	G
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Backward one only is seen mournfully fix'd near the mast	H
While on the blue tinged mountains which fast are receding he gazeth	I
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And as they sink in the sea joy from his bosom departs	J
Vanish'd from thee too oh Dora is now the vessel that robs thee	I
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Of thine Alexis thy friend ah thy betrothed as well	K
Thou too art after me gazing in vain Our hearts are still throbbing	C
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Though for each other yet ah 'gainst one another no more	L
Oh thou single moment wherein I found life thou outweighest	H
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Every day which had else coldly from memory fled	H
'Twas in that moment alone the last that upon me descended	H
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Life such as deities grant though thou perceived'st it not	H
Phoebus in vain with thy rays dost thou clothe the ether in glory	I
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Thine all brightening day hateful alone is to me	I
Into myself I retreat for shelter and there in the silence	M
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Strive to recover the time when she appear'd with each day	H
Was it possible beauty like this to see and not feel it	H
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Work'd not those heavenly charms e'en on a mind dull as thine	N
Blame not thyself unhappy one Oft doth the bard an enigma	O
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Thus propose to the throng skillfully hidden in words	P
Each one enjoys the strange commingling of images graceful	A
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Yet still is wanting the word which will discover the sense	Q
When at length it is found the heart of each hearer is gladden'd	H
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And in the poem he sees meaning of twofold delight	H
Wherefore so late didst thou remove the bandage oh Amor	R
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Which thou hadst placed o'er mine eyes wherefore remove it so late	H
Long did the vessel when laden lie waiting for favouring breezes	S
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'Till in kindness the wind blew from the land o'er the sea	I
Vacant times of youth and vacant dreams of the future	R
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Ye all vanish and nought saving the moment remains	T
Yes it remains my joy still remains I hold thee my Dora	O
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And thine image alone Dora by hope is disclos'd	H
Oft have I seen thee go with modesty clad to the temple	A
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While thy mother so dear solemnly went by thy side	H
Eager and nimble thou wert in bearing thy fruit to the market	H
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Boldly the pail from the well didst thou sustain on thy head	H
Then was reveal'd thy neck then seen thy shoulders so beauteous	T
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Then before all things the grace filling thy motions was seen	U
Oft have I fear'd that the pitcher perchance was in danger of falling	C
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Yet it ever remain'd firm on the circular cloth	I
Thus fair neighbour yes thus I oft was wont to observe thee	I
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As on the stars I might gaze as I might gaze on the moon	V
Glad indeed at the sight yet feeling within my calm bosom	W
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Not the remotest desire ever to call them mine own	X
Years thus fleeted away Although our houses were only	I
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Twenty paces apart yet I thy threshold ne'er cross'd	H
Now by the fearful flood are we parted Thou liest to Heaven	Y
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Billow thy beautiful blue seems to me dark as the night	H
All were now in movement a boy to the house of my father	R
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Ran at full speed and exclaim'd Hasten thee quick to the strand	H
Hoisted the sail is already e'en now in the wind it is flutt'ring	C
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While the anchor they weigh heaving it up from the sand	H
Come Alexis oh come My worthy stout hearted father	R
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Press'd with a blessing his hand down on my curly lock'd head	H
While my mother carefully reach'd me a newly made bundle	A
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Happy mayst thou return cried they both happy and rich	Z
Then I sprang away and under my arm held the bundle	A
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Running along by the wall Standing I found thee hard by	A2
At the door of thy garden Thou smilingly saidst then Alexis	T
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Say are yon boisterous crew going thy comrades to be	I
Foreign coasts will thou visit and precious merchandise purchase	T
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Ornaments meet for the rich matrons who dwell in the town	B2
Bring me also I praythee a light chain gladly I'll pay thee	I
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Oft have I wish'd to possess some stich a trinket as that	H
There I remain'd and ask'd as merchants are wont with precision	Y
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After the form and the weight which thy commission should have	C2
Modest indeed was the price thou didst name I meanwhile was gazing	C
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On thy neck which deserv'd ornaments worn but by queens	T
Loudly now rose the cry from the ship then kindly thou spakest	H
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Take I entreat thee some fruit out of the garden my friend	H
Take the ripest oranges figs of the whitest the ocean	Y
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Beareth no fruit and in truth 'tis not produced by each land	H
So I entered in Thou pluckedst the fruit from the branches	T
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And the burden of gold was in thine apron upheld	H
Oft did I cry Enough But fairer fruits were still falling	C
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Into the hand as I spake ever obeying thy touch	D2
Presently didst thou reached the arbour there lay there a basket	H
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Sweet blooming myrtle trees wav'd as we drew nigh o'er our heads	T
Then thou began'st to arrange the fruit with skill and in silence	T
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First the orange which lay heavy as though 'twere of gold	H
Then the yielding fig by the slightest pressure disfigur'd	H
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And with myrtle the gift soon was both cover'd and grac'd	H
But I raised it not up I stood Our eyes met together	R
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And my eyesight grew dim seeming obscured by a film	E2
Soon I felt thy bosom on mine Mine arm was soon twining	C
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Round thy beautiful form thousand times kiss'd I thy neck	C
On my shoulder sank thy head thy fair arms encircling	C
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Soon rendered perfect the ring knitting the rapturous pair	F2
Amor's hands I felt he press'd us together with ardour	F2
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And from the firmament clear thrice did it thunder then tears	T
Stream'd from mine eyes in torrents thou weptest I wept both were weeping	C
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And 'mid our sorrow and bliss even the world seem'd to die	H
Louder and louder they calI'd from the strand my feet would no longer	F2
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Bear my weight and I cried Dora and art thou not mine	N
Thine forever thou gently didst say Then the tears we were shedding	C
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Seem'd to be wiped from our eyes as by the breath of a god	H
Nearer was heard the cry Alexis The stripling who sought me	I
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Suddenly peep'd through the door How he the basket snatch'd up	G2
How he urged me away how press'd I thy hand Wouldst thou ask me	I
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How the vessel I reach'd Drunken I seem'd well I know	H2
Drunken my shipmates believed me and so had pity upon me	I
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And as the breeze drove us on distance the town soon obscur'd	H
Thine for ever thou Dora didst murmur it fell on my senses	T
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With the thunder of Zeus while by the thunderer's throne	X
Stood his daughter the Goddess of Love the Graces were standing	C
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Close by her side so the bond beareth an impress divine	N
Oh then hasten thou ship with every favouring zephyr	F2
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Onward thou powerful keel cleaving the waves as they foam	I2
Bring me unto the foreign harbour so that the goldsmith	I
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May in his workshop prepare straightway the heavenly pledge	J2
Ay of a truth the chain shall indeed be a chain oh my Dora	F2
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Nine times encircling thy neck loosely around it entwin'd	H
Other and manifold trinkets I'll buy thee gold mounted bracelets	T
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Richly and skillfully wrought also shall grace thy fair hand	H
There shall the ruby and emerald vie the sapphire so lovely	I
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Be to the jacinth oppos'd seeming its foil while the gold	H
Holds all the jewels together in beauteous union commingled	H
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Oh how the bridegroom exults when he adorns his betroth'd	H
Pearls if I see of thee they remind me each ring that is shown me	I
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Brings to my mind thy fair hand's graceful and tapering form	K2
I will barter and buy the fairest of all shalt thou choose thee	I
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Joyously would I devote all of the cargo to thee	I
Yet not trinkets and jewels alone is thy loved one procuring	C
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With them he brings thee whate'er gives to a housewife delight	H
Fine and woollen coverlets wrought with an edging of purple	A
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Fit for a couch where we both lovingly gently may rest	H
Costly pieces of linen Thou sittest and sewest and clothest	H
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Me and thyself and perchance even a third with it too	H
Visions of hope deceive ye my heart Ye kindly Immortals	T
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Soften this fierce raging flame wildly pervading my breast	H
Yet how I long to feel them again those rapturous torments	T
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When in their stead care draws nigh coldly and fearfully calm	L2
Neither the Furies' torch nor the hounds of hell with their harking	C
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Awe the delinquent so much down in the plains of despair	F2
As by the motionless spectre I'm awed that shows me the fair one	Y
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Far away of a truth open the garden door stands	T
And another one cometh For him the fruit too is falling	C
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And for him also the fig strengthening honey doth yield	H
Doth she entice him as well to the arbour He follows Oh make me	I
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Blind ye Immortals efface visions like this from my mind	H
Yes she is but a maiden And she who to one doth so quickly	I
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Yield to another ere long doubtless Will turn herself round	H
Smile not Zeus for this once at an oath so cruelly broken	Y
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Thunder more fearfully Strike Stay thy fierce lightnings withhold	H
Hurl at me thy quivering bolt In the darkness of midnight	H
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Strike with thy lightning this mast make it a pitiful wreck	C
Scatter the planks all around and give to the boisterous billows	T
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All these wares and let me be to the dolphins a prey	F2
Now ye Muses enough In vain would ye strive to depicture	F2
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How in a love laden breast anguish alternates with bliss	T
Ye cannot heal the wounds it is true that love hath inflicted	H
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Yet from you only proceeds kindly ones comfort and balm	L2