The New Year Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AAA BBB CDC AAA EEE FFF GGG HIH BBB| Lift up thy torch O Year and let us see | A |
| What Destiny | A |
| Hath made thee heir to at nativity | A |
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| Doubt some call Faith and ancient Wrong and Might | B |
| Whom some name Right | B |
| And Darkness that the purblind world calls Light | B |
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| Despair with Hope's brave form and Hate who goes | C |
| In Friendship's clothes | D |
| And Happiness the mask of many woes | C |
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| Neglect whom Merit serves Lust to whom see | A |
| Love bends the knee | A |
| And Selfishness who preacheth charity | A |
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| Vice in whose dungeon Virtue lies in chains | E |
| And Cares and Pains | E |
| That on the throne of Pleasure hold their reigns | E |
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| Corruption known as Honesty and Fame | F |
| That's but a name | F |
| And Innocence the outward guise of Shame | F |
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| And Folly men call Wisdom here forsooth | G |
| And like a youth | G |
| Fair Falsehood whom some worship for the Truth | G |
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| Abundance who hath Famine's house in lease | H |
| And high 'mid these | I |
| War blood black on the spotless shrine of Peace | H |
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| Lift up thy torch O Year assist our sight | B |
| Deep lies the night | B |
| Around us and GOD grants us little light | B |
Madison Julius Cawein
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