Lines Written On The Sea-coast Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAB CDCD EFEG HIHJKLKL MNMN LOLO PQPQKRKSTT| SWIFT o'er the bounding deep the VESSEL glides | A |
| Its streamers flutt'ring in the summer gales | B |
| The lofty mast the breezy air derides | A |
| As gaily o'er the glitt'ring surf she sails | B |
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| Now beats each gallant heart with innate joys | C |
| Bright hopes and tender fears alternate vie | D |
| Dear schemes of pure delight the mind employs | C |
| And the soul glistens in the tearful eye | D |
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| The fond expecting Maid delighted stands | E |
| On the bleak summit of yon chalky bourn | F |
| With waving handkerchief and lifted hands | E |
| She hails her darling Sailor's safe return | G |
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| Ill fated Maid ne'er shall thy gentle breast | H |
| The chaste reward of constant passion prove | I |
| Ne'er shall that timid form again be press'd | H |
| In the dear bondage of unsullied love | J |
| Stern Heaven forbids the dark o'erwhelming deep | K |
| Mocks the poor pilot's skill and braves his sighs | L |
| O'er the high deck the frothy billows sweep | K |
| And the fierce tempest drowns the sea boy's cries | L |
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| The madd'ning ocean swells with furious roar | M |
| See the devoted bark the shatter'd mast | N |
| The splitting hulk dash'd on the rocky shore | M |
| Rolls 'midst the howlings of the direful blast | N |
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| O'er the vex'd deep the vivid sulphur flies | L |
| The jarring elements their clamours blend | O |
| The deaf'ning thunder roars along the skies | L |
| And whistling winds from lurid clouds descend | O |
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| The lab'ring wreck contending with the wave | P |
| Mounts to the blast or plunges in the main | Q |
| The trembling wretch suspended o'er his grave | P |
| Clings to the tatter'd shrouds the pouring rain | Q |
| Chills his sad breast methinks I see him weep | K |
| I hear his fearful groan his mutter'd pray'r | R |
| O cease to mourn behold the yawning deep | K |
| Where soon thy weary soul shall mock Despair | S |
| Yes soon thy aching heart shall rest in peace | T |
| For in the arms of Death all human sorrows cease | T |
Mary Darby Robinson
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