Esse Quam Videri Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABBAABCADEDCDC| The knightly legend of thy shield betrays | A |
| The moral of thy life a forecast wise | B |
| And that large honor that deceit defies | B |
| Inspired thy fathers in the elder days | A |
| Who decked thy scutcheon with that sturdy phrase | A |
| To be rather than seem As eve's red skies | B |
| Surpass the morning's rosy prophecies | C |
| Thy life to that proud boast its answer pays | A |
| Scorning thy faith and purpose to defend | D |
| The ever mutable multitude at last | E |
| Will hail the power they did not comprehend | D |
| Thy fame will broaden through the centuries | C |
| As storm and billowy tumult overpast | D |
| The moon rules calmly o'er the conquered seas | C |
John Hay
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