The Rao Of Ilore Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCBAB ADEDFGHGAG IJKJALBLAL MNONPNNN| I was sold to the Rao of Ilore | A |
| Slender and tall was he | B |
| When his litter carried him down the street | C |
| I peeped through the thatch to see | B |
| Ah the eyes of the Rao of Ilore | A |
| My lover that was to be | B |
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| The hair that lay on his youthful brow | A |
| Was curled like an ocean wave | D |
| His eyes were lit with a tender smile | E |
| But his lips were soft and grave | D |
| For sake of these things I was still with joy | F |
| When the silver coins were paid | G |
| And they took me up to the Palace gates | H |
| Delighted and unafraid | G |
| Ah the eyes of the Rao of Ilore | A |
| May never their brilliance fade | G |
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| So near was I to the crown of life | I |
| Ten thousand times alas | J |
| The Diwan leant from the latticed hall | K |
| Looked down and saw me pass | J |
| He begged for me from the Rao of Ilore | A |
| Who answered She is thine | L |
| Thou wert ever more than a father to me | B |
| And thy desires are mine | L |
| Ah the eyes of the Rao of Ilore | A |
| That never had looked in mine | L |
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| My years were spent in the Diwan's Courts | M |
| My youth died down that day | N |
| For sake of thine own content of mind | O |
| My lost beloved I pray | N |
| That never my Lord a love may know | P |
| Like that he threw away | N |
| Ah the eyes of the Rao of Ilore | N |
| Who threw my life away | N |
Laurence Hope (adela Florence Cory Nicolson)
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