Upon The Circumcision Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCBADDEEEFGGF HIFIHFFJJFKBBK| Ye flaming Powers and winged Warriours bright | A |
| That erst with Musick and triumphant song | B |
| First heard by happy watchful Shepherds ear | C |
| So sweetly sung your Joy the Clouds along | B |
| Through the soft silence of the list'ning night | A |
| Now mourn and if sad share with us to bear | D |
| Your fiery essence can distill no tear | D |
| Burn in your sighs and borrow | E |
| Seas wept from our deep sorrow | E |
| He who with all Heav'ns heraldry whileare | E |
| Enter'd the world now bleeds to give us ease | F |
| Alas how soon our sin | G |
| Sore doth begin | G |
| His Infancy to sease | F |
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| O more exceeding love or law more just | H |
| Just law indeed but more exceeding love | I |
| For we by rightfull doom remediles | F |
| Were lost in death till he that dwelt above | I |
| High thron'd in secret bliss for us frail dust | H |
| Emptied his glory ev'n to nakednes | F |
| And that great Cov'nant which we still transgress | F |
| Intirely satisfi'd | J |
| And the full wrath beside | J |
| Of vengeful Justice bore for our excess | F |
| And seals obedience first with wounding smart | K |
| This day but O ere long | B |
| Huge pangs and strong | B |
| Will pierce more neer his heart | K |
John Milton
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