In Memoriam. - Miss Caroline L. Griffin, Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A B CDEDFGHI JKLKMNON PQRQSTCT SUVUCBWB| Died at New York November th | A |
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| WRITTEN ON HER BIRTH DAY | B |
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| The day returns beloved friend | C |
| When in thy Mother's arms | D |
| Thou a fair gift from Heaven wert laid | E |
| In all thine infant charms | D |
| That day with cloudless sky returns | F |
| But yet thou art not here | G |
| And from the smitten Mother's eye | H |
| Distils the mourner's tear | I |
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| The wondrous brightness of thy smile | J |
| Thy tones of greeting kind | K |
| The love of knowledge that inspired | L |
| Thy strong and ardent mind | K |
| Thy pity for the suffering poor | M |
| Thy patient zeal to teach | N |
| Their children though in manners rude | O |
| And ignorant in speech | N |
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| And all thy many deeds and words | P |
| Of friendship's earnest part | Q |
| Are with a never fading trace | R |
| Depictured on my heart | Q |
| But thou art with that Saviour dear | S |
| Who was thine early choice | T |
| And mid thy blooming youth didst bend | C |
| A listener to His voice | T |
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| So thy firm faith without a fear | S |
| Launch'd forth on Jordan's wave | U |
| The victor palm branch in thy hand | V |
| That o'er stern Death He gave | U |
| And may we meet beloved friend | C |
| At God's appointed day | B |
| Where every care and pain of earth | W |
| Have fled like dreams away | B |
Lydia Howard Sigourney
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