In Memoriam. - Harriet Allen Ely, Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCBBD BEFFE FGHHG FIFFI| Died at Providence Rhode Island April th aged years and months | A |
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| Seven blest years our darling daughter | B |
| We have held thee to our hearts | C |
| Every season growing dearer | B |
| We have held thee near and nearer | B |
| Never dreaming thus to part | D |
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| Seven brief years our only daughter | B |
| Sweet has been the parent rule | E |
| Infant watch by cradle nightly | F |
| 'Till we saw thy footsteps lightly | F |
| Tripping joyously to school | E |
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| Germ of promise bud of beauty | F |
| To our tenderest nurture given | G |
| Not for our too dim beholding | H |
| Was thy fair and full unfolding | H |
| That perfection is in Heaven | G |
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| Earth no license had to harm thee | F |
| Time no power to touch thy bloom | I |
| Holy is our faith to meet thee | F |
| Glorious is our trust to greet thee | F |
| Far beyond the conquering tomb | I |
Lydia Howard Sigourney
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