Lydia Howard Sigourney

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In Memoriam. - Mr. David F. Robinson, Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

Rhyme Scheme: A BCDEDFGHIJK LMNOPQRSTUVWXYZOA2B2 WMC2D2T

Died at Hartford January th agedA
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We did not think it would be soB
We keptC
The hope lamp trimm'd and burning Day by dayD
There came reports to cheer us and we thoughtE
God in his goodness would not take awayD
So soon another of that wasting bandF
Of worthies whose example in our midstG
Precious and prized we knew not how to spareH
These were our thoughts and prayersI
But He who reignsJ
Above the clouds had different purposesK
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On the low pillow where so late he mourn'dL
His gifted first born in the prime of daysM
Circled by all that makes life beautifulN
And full of joy his honored head is laidO
The Sire and Son ne'er to be sunder'd moreP
Yet his unblemish'd memory still survivesQ
And walks among us the upright intentR
Firmness that conquer'd obstacles the zealS
For public good the warmth of charityT
And piety that gave unwithering rootU
To every virtueV
Of the pleasant homeW
Where his most fond affections shed their balmX
And found response now in its deep eclipseY
And desolate it is not ours to speakZ
Nor by a powerless sympathy invadeO
The sacredness of griefA2
'Twere fitter farB2
For faith to contemplate that glorious HomeW
Which knows no change and lose itself in praiseM
Of Him who to His faithful followers givesC2
Such blessed passport o'er the flood of DeathD2
That where He is there shall His servant beT

Lydia Howard Sigourney



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