Sonnet To Ingratitude Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABC DEDE FFGG HIHIJI| He that's ungrateful has no guilt but one | A |
| All other crimes may pass for virtues in him | B |
| YOUNG | C |
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| I COULD have borne affliction's sharpest thorn | D |
| The sting of malice poverty's deep wound | E |
| The sneers of vulgar pride the idiot's scorn | D |
| Neglected Love false Friendship's treach'rous sound | E |
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| I could with patient smile extract the dart | F |
| Base calumny had planted in my heart | F |
| The fangs of envy agonizing pain | G |
| ALL ALL nor should my steady soul complain | G |
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| E'en had relentless FATE with cruel pow'r | H |
| Darken'd the sunshine of each youthful day | I |
| While from my path she snatch'd each transient flow'r | H |
| Not one soft sigh my sorrow should betray | I |
| But where INGRATITUDE'S fell poisons pour | J |
| HOPE shrinks subdued and LIFE'S BEST JOYS DECAY | I |
Mary Darby Robinson
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