On The Death Of Mr Purcell. Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCCBDEDDE FFGGHGIJKILKA MMNOPPQQP| Set To Music By Dr Blow | A |
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| Mark how the lark and linnet sing | B |
| With rival notes | C |
| They strain their warbling throats | C |
| To welcome in the spring | B |
| But in the close of night | D |
| When Philomel begins her heavenly lay | E |
| They cease their mutual spite | D |
| Drink in her music with delight | D |
| And listening silently obey | E |
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| So ceased the rival crew when Purcell came | F |
| They sung no more or only sung his fame | F |
| Struck dumb they all admired the godlike man | G |
| The godlike man | G |
| Alas too soon retired | H |
| As he too late began | G |
| We beg not hell our Orpheus to restore | I |
| Had he been there | J |
| Their sovereign's fear | K |
| Had sent him back before | I |
| The power of harmony too well they knew | L |
| He long ere this had tuned their jarring sphere | K |
| And left no hell below | A |
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| The heavenly choir who heard his notes from high | M |
| Let down the scale of music from the sky | M |
| They handed him along | N |
| And all the way he taught and all the way they sung | O |
| Ye brethren of the lyre and tuneful voice | P |
| Lament his lot but at your own rejoice | P |
| Now live secure and linger out your days | Q |
| The gods are pleased alone with Purcell's lays | Q |
| Nor know to mend their choice | P |
John Dryden
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