In Memoriam. - Rev. Dr. T. M. Cooley, Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCBDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRST UJVWNXRY ZA2B2C2| For more than sixty years Pastor of one Church in East Granville Mass died there in aged | A |
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| Not in the pulpit where he joy'd to bear | B |
| The message of salvation not beside | C |
| His study lamp nor in the fireside chair | B |
| Encircled by those dearest ones who found | D |
| In him their life of life nor in the homes | E |
| Of his beloved flock sharing with them | F |
| All sympathies of sorrow or of joy | G |
| Is seen the faithful Shepherd | H |
| He hath gone | I |
| To yon blest Country where he long'd to be | J |
| To stand before the Great White Throne and join | K |
| That hymn of praise for which his course below | L |
| Gave preparation | M |
| At one post he stood | N |
| From youth till fourscore years averse to change | O |
| Though oft times tempted For he did not deem | P |
| Restless ambition or desire of gold | Q |
| Fit counterpoise for that most sacred love | R |
| Born in the inner chambers of the soul | S |
| And intertwining with a golden mesh | T |
| Pastor and people | U |
| Like some lofty tree | J |
| Whose untransplanted roots in freshness meet | V |
| The living waters and whose leaf is green | W |
| 'Mid winter's gather'd frost serene he stood | N |
| More fondly honor'd for each added year | X |
| While 'neath his shadow drew with reverent love | R |
| Successive generations | Y |
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| Hoary Time | Z |
| Linger'd with blessings for his latest day | A2 |
| And now 'neath turf embalm'd with tears he sleeps | B2 |
| Waiting the resurrection of the just | C2 |
Lydia Howard Sigourney
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