The Tollman's Daughter Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABBA CDCD EFFE AGHA AIAI JAAJ KAAK LMLM ANNA| She stood waist deep among the briers | A |
| Above in twisted lengths were rolled | B |
| The sunset's tangled whorls of gold | B |
| Blown from the west's cloud pillared fires | A |
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| And in the hush no sound did mar | C |
| You almost heard o'er hill and dell | D |
| Deep bubbling over star on star | C |
| The night's blue cisterns slowly well | D |
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| A crane like some dark crescent crossed | E |
| The sunset winging towards the west | F |
| While up the east her silver breast | F |
| Of light the moon brought white as frost | E |
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| So have I painted her you see | A |
| The tollman's daughter What an arm | G |
| And throat was hers and what a form | H |
| Art dreams of such divinity | A |
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| What braids of night to hold and kiss | A |
| There is no pigment anywhere | I |
| A man might use to picture this | A |
| The splendour of her raven hair | I |
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| A face as beautiful and bright | J |
| As rosy fair as twilight skies | A |
| Lit with the stars of hazel eyes | A |
| And eyebrowed black with pencilled night | J |
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| For her I know where'er she trod | K |
| Each dewdropp raised a looking glass | A |
| To flash her beauty from the grass | A |
| That wild flowers bloomed along the sod | K |
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| And whispered perfume when she smiled | L |
| The wood bird hushed to hear her song | M |
| Or all enamoured tame not wild | L |
| Before her feet flew fluttering long | M |
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| The brook went mad with melody | A |
| Eddied in laughter when she kissed | N |
| With naked feet its amethyst | N |
| And I I fell in love ah me | A |
Madison Julius Cawein
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