In Memoriam. - Henrietta Selden Colt, Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A B CDEED FGHHD IJKKJ LMNNM IDIID DOPPO QNRRN STUVT WXOOX| Daughter of Col SAMUEL and Mrs ELIZABETH COLT died January th aged months and days | A |
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| THE MOURNING MOTHER | B |
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| A tomb for thee my babe | C |
| Dove of my bosom can it be | D |
| But yesterday in all thy charms | E |
| Laughing and leaping in my arms | E |
| A tomb and shroud for thee | D |
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| A couch for thee mine own | F |
| Beneath the frost and snow | G |
| So fondly cradled soft and warm | H |
| And sheltered from each breath of storm | H |
| A wintry couch for thee | D |
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| Thy noble father's there | I |
| But the last week he died | J |
| He would have stretched his guarding arm | K |
| To shelter thee from every harm | K |
| Nestle thee to his side | J |
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| Thy ruby lip skill'd not | L |
| That father's name to speak | M |
| Yet wouldst thou pause mid infant play | N |
| To kiss his picture when away | N |
| The love smile on thy cheek | M |
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| Thy brother slumbereth there | I |
| Our first born joy was he | D |
| Thy little sister sweetly fair | I |
| Most like a blessed bird of air | I |
| A goodly company | D |
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| Only one left with me | D |
| One here and three above | O |
| Be not afraid my precious child | P |
| The Shepherd of the lambs is mild | P |
| Sleep in His love | O |
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| Thou never saw'st our Spring | Q |
| Unfold the blossoms gay | N |
| But thou shalt see perennial bowers | R |
| Enwreathed with bright and glorious flowers | R |
| That cannot fade away | N |
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| And thou shalt join the song | S |
| That happy cherubs pour | T |
| In their adoring harmonies | U |
| I'll hear ye darlings when I rise | V |
| To that celestial shore | T |
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| Yes there's a Saviour dear | W |
| Keep down oh tears that swell | X |
| A righteous God who reigns above | O |
| Whose darkest ways are truth and love | O |
| He doeth all things well | X |
Lydia Howard Sigourney
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