Ode Ix: At Study Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABBCDDC AEEFGGF AHHIJJI KLLGMMN KOFPQQP| I | A |
| Whither did my fancy stray | B |
| By what magic drawn away | B |
| Have I left my studious theme | C |
| From this philosophic page | D |
| From the problems of the sage | D |
| Wandering thro' a pleasing dream | C |
| - | |
| II | A |
| 'Tis in vain alas i find | E |
| Much in vain my zealous mind | E |
| Would to learned wisdom's throne | F |
| Dedicate each thoughtful hour | G |
| Nature bids a softer power | G |
| Claim some minutes for his own | F |
| - | |
| III | A |
| Let the busy or the wise | H |
| View him with contemptuous eyes | H |
| Love is native to the heart | I |
| Guide its wishes as you will | J |
| Without Love you'll find it still | J |
| Void in one essential part | I |
| - | |
| IV | K |
| Me though no peculiar fair | L |
| Touches with a lover's care | L |
| Though the pride of my desire | G |
| Asks immortal friendship's name | M |
| Asks the palm of honest fame | M |
| And the old heroic lyre | N |
| - | |
| V | K |
| Though the day have smoothly gone | O |
| Or to letter'd leisure known | F |
| Or in social duty spent | P |
| Yet at eve my lonely breast | Q |
| Seeks in vain for perfect rest | Q |
| Languishes for true content | P |
Mark Akenside
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