From 'arcades' Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

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O'RE the smooth enameld greenA
nbsp nbsp nbsp Where no print of step hath beenB
nbsp nbsp nbsp Follow me as I singC
nbsp nbsp nbsp And touch the warbled stringC
Under the shady roofD
Of branching Elm Star proofD
nbsp nbsp nbsp Follow meE
I will bring you where she sitsF
Clad in splendor as befitsF
nbsp nbsp nbsp Her deityE
Such a rural QueenA
All Arcadia hath not seenA
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From 'Comus'F
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THE Star that bids the Shepherd foldG
Now the top of Heav'n doth holdG
And the gilded Car of DayH
His glowing Axle doth allayH
In the steep Atlantick streamI
And the slope Sun his upward beamI
Shoots against the dusky PoleJ
Pacing toward the other goleJ
Of his Chamber in the EastK
Mean while welcom Joy and FeastK
Midnight shout and revelryE
Tipsie dance and JollityK
Braid your Locks with rosie TwineL
Dropping odours dropping WineL
Rigor now is gon to bedK
And Advice with scrupulous headK
Strict Age and sowre SeverityK
With their grave Saws in slumber lyJ
We that are of purer fireM
Imitate the Starry QuireN
Who in their nightly watchfull SphearsF
Lead in swift round the Months and YearsF
The Sounds and Seas with all their finny droveO
Now to the Moon in wavering Morrice moveP
And on the Tawny Sands and ShelvesF
Trip the pert Fairies and the dapper ElvesF
By dimpled Brook and Fountain brimQ
The Wood Nymphs deckt with Daisies trimQ
Their merry wakes and pastimes keepR
What hath night to do with sleepR
Night hath better sweets to proveP
Venus now wakes and wak'ns LoveS
Com knit hands and beat the groundK
In a light fantastick roundK
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From' Comus'F
ii EchoU
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SWEET Echo sweetest Nymph that liv'st unseenA
nbsp nbsp nbsp Within thy airy shellJ
nbsp nbsp nbsp By slow Meander's margent greenA
nbsp nbsp nbsp And in the violet imbroider'd valeJ
nbsp nbsp nbsp Where the love lorn NightingaleJ
nbsp nbsp nbsp Nightly to thee her sad Song mourneth wellJ
nbsp nbsp nbsp Canst thou not tell me of a gentle PairV
nbsp nbsp nbsp That likest thy Narcissus areW
nbsp nbsp nbsp O if thou haveX
nbsp nbsp nbsp Hid them in som flowry CaveY
nbsp nbsp nbsp Tell me but whereV
nbsp nbsp nbsp Sweet Queen of Parly Daughter of the SphearV
nbsp nbsp nbsp So maist thou be translated to the skiesF
And give resounding grace to all Heav'ns HarmoniesF
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From' Comus'F
iii SabrinaZ
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The Spirit sings SABRINA fairV
nbsp nbsp nbsp Listen where thou art sittingC
Under the glassie cool translucent waveY
nbsp nbsp nbsp In twisted braids of Lillies knittingC
The loose train of thy amber dropping hairV
nbsp nbsp nbsp Listen for dear honour's sakeA2
nbsp nbsp nbsp Goddess of the silver lakeA2
nbsp nbsp nbsp Listen and saveY
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Listen and appear to usF
In name of great OceanusF
By the earth shaking Neptune's maceF
And Tethys grave majestick paceF
By hoary Nereus wrincled lookB2
And the Carpathian wisards hookB2
By scaly Tritons winding shellJ
And old sooth saying Glaucus spellJ
By Leucothea's lovely handsF
And her son that rules the strandsF
By Thetis tinsel slipper'd feetK
And the Songs of Sirens sweetK
By dead Parthenope's dear tombC2
And fair Ligea's golden combD2
Wherwith she sits on diamond rocksF
Sleeking her soft alluring locksF
By all the Nymphs that nightly danceF
Upon thy streams with wily glanceF
Rise rise and heave thy rosie headK
From thy coral pav'n bedK
And bridle in thy headlong waveY
Till thou our summons answered haveX
nbsp nbsp nbsp Listen and saveY
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Sabrina replies By the rushy fringed bankE2
Where grows the Willow and the Osier dankE2
nbsp nbsp nbsp My sliding Chariot stayesF
Thick set with Agat and the azurn sheenA
Of Turkis blew and Emrauld greenA
nbsp nbsp nbsp That in the channell strayesF
Whilst from off the waters fleetK
Thus I set my printless feetK
O're the Cowslips Velvet headK
nbsp nbsp nbsp That bends not as I treadK
Gentle swain at thy requestK
nbsp nbsp nbsp I am hereV
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From 'Comus'F
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The Spirit epiloguizes TO the Ocean now I flyJ
And those happy climes that lyJ
Where day never shuts his eyeJ
Up in the broad fields of the skyJ
There I suck the liquid ayrV
All amidst the Gardens fairV
Of Hesperus and his daughters threeV
That sing about the golden treeV
Along the crisped shades and bowresF
Revels the spruce and jocond SpringC
The Graces and the rosie boosom'd HowresF
Thither all their bounties bringC
That there eternal Summer dwelsF
And West winds with musky wingC
About the cedar'n alleys flingC
Nard and Cassia's balmy smelsF
Iris there with humid bowF2
Waters the odorous banks that blowU
Flowers of more mingled hewG2
Than her purfl'd scarf can shewG2
And drenches with Elysian dewG2
List mortals if your ears be trueG2
Beds of Hyacinth and rosesF
Where young Adonis oft reposesF
Waxing well of his deep woundK
In slumber soft and on the groundK
Sadly sits th' Assyrian QueenA
But far above in spangled sheenA
Celestial Cupid her fam'd son advanc'tK
Holds his dear Psyche sweet intranc'tK
After her wandring labours longH2
Till free consent the gods amongI2
Make her his eternal BrideK
And from her fair unspotted sideK
Two blissful twins are to be bornJ2
Youth and Joy so Jove hath swornJ2
nbsp nbsp nbsp But now my task is smoothly donK2
I can fly or I can runT
Quickly to the green earths endK
Where the bow'd welkin slow doth bendK
And from thence can soar as soonL2
To the corners of the MoonL2
nbsp nbsp nbsp Mortals that would follow meV
Love vertue she alone is freeV
She can teach ye how to climeV
Higher then the Spheary chimeV
Or if Vertue feeble wereV
Heav'n it self would stoop to herV
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YET once more O ye Laurels and once moreV
Ye Myrtles brown with Ivy never searV
I com to pluck your Berries harsh and crudeK
And with forc'd fingers rudeK
Shatter your leaves before the mellowing yearV
Bitter constraint and sad occasion dearV
Compels me to disturb your season dueK
For Lycidas is dead dead ere his primeV
Young Lycidas and hath not left his peerV
Who would not sing for Lycidas he knewK
Himself to sing and build the lofty rhymeV
He must not flote upon his watry bearV
Unwept and welter to the parching windK
Without the meed of som melodious tearV
nbsp nbsp nbsp Begin then Sisters of the sacred wellJ
That from beneath the seat of Jove doth springC
Begin and somwhat loudly sweep the stringC
Hence with denial vain and coy excuseF
So may som gentle MuseF
With lucky words favour my destin'd UrnM2
And as he passes turnM2
And bid fair peace be to my sable shrowdK
For we were nurst upon the self same hillJ
Fed the same flock by fountain shade and rillJ
nbsp nbsp nbsp Together both ere the high Lawns appear'dK
Under the opening eye lids of the mornJ2
We drove a field and both together heardK
What time the Gray fly winds her sultry hornJ2
Batt'ning our flocks with the fresh dews of nightK
Oft till the Star that rose at Ev'ning brightK
Toward Heav'ns descent had slop'd his westering wheelJ
Mean while the Rural ditties were not muteK
Temper'd to th'Oaten FluteK
Rough Satyrs danc'd and Fauns with clov'n heelJ
From the glad sound would not be absent longH2
And old Damaetas lov'd to hear our songH2
nbsp nbsp nbsp But O the heavy change now thou art gonJ2
Now thou art gon and never must returnJ2
Thee Shepherd thee the Woods and desert CavesF
With wilde Thyme and the gadding Vine o'regrownJ2
And all their echoes mournJ2
The Willows and the Hazle Copses greenJ2
Shall now no more be seenJ2
Fanning their joyous Leaves to thy soft layesF
As killing as the Canker to the RoseF
Or Taint worm to the weanling Herds that grazeF
Or Frost to FlowersF

John Milton



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