Lines To The Memory Of Richard Boyle, Esq. Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A B CCDDEEFFGHGHIIJJKK LLMNCC OOPQRSPPTPUU| Fate snatch'd him early to the pitying sky | A |
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| POPE | B |
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| IF WORTH too early to the grave consign'd | C |
| Can claim the pitying tear or touch the mind | C |
| If manly sentiments unstain'd by art | D |
| Could waken FRIENDSHIP or delight the heart | D |
| Ill fated youth to THEE the MUSE shall pay | E |
| The last sad tribute of a mournful lay | E |
| On thy lone grave shall MAY'S soft dews be shed | F |
| And fairest flowrets blossom o'er thy head | F |
| The drooping lily and the snow drop pale | G |
| Mingling their fragrant leaves shall there recline | H |
| While CHERUBS hov'ring on th' ethereal gale | G |
| Shall chaunt a requiem o'er the hallow'd shrine | H |
| And if Reflection's piercing eye should scan | I |
| The trivial frailties of imperfect MAN | I |
| If in thy generous heart those passions dwelt | J |
| Which all should own and all that live have felt | J |
| Yet was thy polish'd mind so pure so brave | K |
| The young admir'd thee and the old forgave | K |
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| And when stern FATE with ruthless rancour press'd | L |
| Thy withering graces to her flinty breast | L |
| Bright JUSTICE darted from her bless'd abode | M |
| And bore thy VIRTUES to the throne of GOD | N |
| While cold OBLIVION stealing o'er thy mind | C |
| Each youthful folly to the grave consign'd | C |
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| O if thy purer spirit deigns to know | O |
| Each thought that passes in this vale of woe | O |
| Accept the incense of a tender tear | P |
| By PITY wafted on a sigh sincere | Q |
| And if the weeping MUSE a wreath could give | R |
| To grace thy tomb and bid thy VIRTUES live | S |
| THEN Wealth should blush the gilded mask to wear | P |
| And Avarice shrink the victim of Despair | P |
| While GENIUS bending o'er thy sable bier | T |
| Should mourn her darling SON with many a tear | P |
| While in her pensive form the world should view | U |
| The ONLY PARENT that thy SORROWS knew | U |
Mary Darby Robinson
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