Holy Sonnet Xvi: Father, Part Of His Double Interest Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABBCCBBCDEFEGG| Father part of his double interest | A |
| Unto thy kingdom thy Son gives to me | B |
| His jointure in the knotty Trinity | B |
| He keeps and gives to me his death's conquest | C |
| This Lamb whose death with life the world hath blest | C |
| Was from the world's beginning slain and he | B |
| Hath made two Wills which with the Legacy | B |
| Of his and thy kingdom do thy Sons invest | C |
| Yet such are thy laws that men argue yet | D |
| Whether a man those statutes can fulfil | E |
| None doth but all healing grace and spirit | F |
| Revive again what law and letter kill | E |
| Thy law's abridgement and thy last command | G |
| Is all but love Oh let this last Will stand | G |
John Donne
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