Fragment Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBCCDDEEFFGGHHIIJK LMDDNN OOBBPP| They ere he left them had attain'd their prime | A |
| And were less alter'd by the hand of Time | A |
| But the slim youth no longer met their view | B |
| Fair as the fancy e'er a seraph drew | B |
| Who still upborne by joy in smiles was found | C |
| With step elate that scarcely press'd the ground | C |
| Before a grief had raz'd his youthful breast | D |
| Or care had robb'd his brilliant eyes of rest | D |
| When lofty visions swam before his sight | E |
| And dreams of empire wrapt his soul at night | E |
| Whose hair luxuriant flow'd in glossy pride | F |
| And from his snowy forehead wav'd aside | F |
| Which vein'd with purest azure rose serene | G |
| And threw complacence o'er a rapturous mien | G |
| The wandering light that sparkled in his eye | H |
| The rounding lip of liveliest crimson dye | H |
| The speaking form by each emotion sway'd | I |
| The voice that softest music had convey'd | I |
| Were now matur'd No more the child they saw | J |
| But one with majesty inspiring awe | K |
| Whose silken locks no more in ringlets flow | L |
| But gold and purple bind his manly brow | M |
| No more the envied robe his limbs invest | D |
| In all the pomp of eastern monarchs drest | D |
| The sun of Egypt had embrown'd his face | N |
| And time had ripen'd every youthful grace | N |
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| As when the morn in vivid colours gay | O |
| And tender beauty flies to meet the day | O |
| Her lively tints lose their primeval hue | B |
| The white and saffron mingle with the blue | B |
| A glowing blush o'er the whole ether reigns | P |
| But not a cloud its genuine tint retains | P |
Matilda Betham
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