Dedication Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAC DEFE GHGH IJIJ KJKC LMLM CGCG| When in my silent solitary walk | A |
| I sought a strain not all unworthy Thee | B |
| My heart still ringing with wild worldly talk | A |
| Gave forth no note of holier minstrelsy | C |
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| Prayer is the secret to myself I said | D |
| Strong supplication must call down the charm | E |
| And thus with untuned heart I feebly prayed | F |
| Knocking at Heaven's gate with earth palsied arm | E |
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| Fountain of Harmony Thou Spirit blest | G |
| By whom the troubled waves of earthly sound | H |
| Are gathered into order such as best | G |
| Some high souled bard in his enchanted round | H |
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| May compass Power divine Oh spread Thy wing | I |
| Thy dovelike wing that makes confusion fly | J |
| Over my dark void spirit summoning | I |
| New worlds of music strains that may not die | J |
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| Oh happiest who before thine altar wait | K |
| With pure hands ever holding up on high | J |
| The guiding Star of all who seek Thy gate | K |
| The undying lamp of heavenly Poesy | C |
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| Too weak too wavering for such holy task | L |
| Is my frail arm O Lord but I would fain | M |
| Track to its source the brightness I would bask | L |
| In the clear ray that makes Thy pathway plain | M |
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| I dare not hope with David's harp to chase | C |
| The evil spirit from the troubled breast | G |
| Enough for me if I can find such grace | C |
| To listen to the strain and be at rest | G |
John Keble
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