Tame Xenia Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BA B C DC D EE FFCC F GF GH IJ I| GOD gave to mortals birth | A |
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| In his own image too | B |
| Then came Himself to earth | A |
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| A mortal kind and true | B |
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| BARBARIANS oft endeavour | C |
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| Gods for themselves to make | D |
| But they're more hideous ever | C |
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| Than dragon or than snake | D |
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| WHAT shall I teach thee the very first thing | E |
| Fain would I learn o'er my shadow to spring | E |
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| 'WHAT is science rightly known | F |
| 'Tis the strength of life alone | F |
| Life canst thou engender never | C |
| Life must be life's parent ever | C |
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| It matters not I ween | F |
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| Where worms our friends consume | G |
| Beneath the turf so green | F |
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| Or 'neath a marble tomb | G |
| Remember ye who live | H |
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| Though frowns the fleeting day | I |
| That to your friends ye give | J |
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| What never will decay | I |
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
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