The Tears Of Amynta, For The Death Of Damon. A Song Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABBCDDCEEF GGHGGHIIH DDJDDJ HHJ| A | |
| On a bank beside a willow | B |
| Heaven her covering earth her pillow | B |
| Sad Amynta sigh'd alone | C |
| From the cheerless dawn of morning | D |
| Till the dews of night returning | D |
| Singing thus she made her moan | C |
| Hope is banish'd | E |
| Joys are vanish'd | E |
| Damon my beloved is gone | F |
| - | |
| - | |
| Time I dare thee to discover | G |
| Such a youth and such a lover | G |
| Oh so true so kind was he | H |
| Damon was the pride of nature | G |
| Charming in his every feature | G |
| Damon lived alone for me | H |
| Melting kisses | I |
| Murmuring blisses | I |
| Who so lived and loved as we | H |
| - | |
| - | |
| Never shall we curse the morning | D |
| Never bless the night returning | D |
| Sweet embraces to restore | J |
| Never shall we both lie dying | D |
| Nature failing Love supplying | D |
| All the joys he drain'd before | J |
| - | |
| Death come end me | H |
| To befriend me | H |
| Love and Damon are no more | J |
John Dryden
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