To Sophronia. Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBCCDEFFGG HIIIJJ KKLL| Sophronia all the World agree | A |
| The Soul of Friendship dwells in Thee | A |
| Let Envy other Gifts dispute | B |
| Since here the Fury must be mute | B |
| Without one vain one venal View | C |
| The Muse inscribes these Lines to you | C |
| Tho' I thy Favour shall not share | D |
| Thy Worth I'm destin'd to revere | E |
| And in Sophronia must commend | F |
| The firm disinterested Friend | F |
| To Virtue I this Homage pay | G |
| Rewarded tho' you slight the Lay | G |
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| Those who thy Favour once obtain | H |
| Need not sollicit thee again | I |
| Nor ever at Neglect repine | I |
| Their Wishes and their Cares are thine | I |
| Nor at the Grave thy Friendship ends | J |
| But to Posterity descends | J |
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| Hail sacred Friendship seldom found | K |
| Tho' sought for all the World around | K |
| Say Blessing of the peaceful Cell | L |
| How cam'st thou in a Court to dwell | L |
Mary Barber
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