Sonnet Xi: O! Reason! Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABBAABBACACACA| O Reason vaunted Sovreign of the mind | A |
| Thou pompous vision with a sounding name | B |
| Can'st thou the soul's rebellious passions tame | B |
| Can'st thou in spells the vagrant fancy bind | A |
| Ah no capricious as the wav'ring wind | A |
| Are sighs of Love that dim thy boasted flame | B |
| While Folly's torch consumes the wreath of fame | B |
| And Pleasure's hands the sheaves of truth unbind | A |
| Press'd by the storms of Fate hope shrinks and dies | C |
| Frenzy darts forth in mightiest ills array'd | A |
| Around thy throne destructive tumults rise | C |
| And hell fraught jealousies thy rights invade | A |
| Then what art thou O Idol of the wise | C |
| A visionary theme a gorgeous shade | A |
Mary Darby Robinson
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