The Divinity Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABBC BBC DED EDE| 'Yes write it in the rock ' Saint Bernard said | A |
| 'Grave it on brass with adamantine pen | B |
| ''Tis God himself becomes apparent when | B |
| 'God's wisdom and God's goodness are display'd | C |
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| 'For God of these his attributes is made ' | - |
| Well spake the impetuous Saint and bore of men | B |
| The suffrage captive now not one in ten | B |
| Recalls the obscure opposer he outweigh'd | C |
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| God's wisdom and God's goodness Ay but fools | D |
| Mis define these till God knows them no more | E |
| Wisdom and goodness they are God what schools | D |
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| Have yet so much as heard this simpler lore | E |
| This no Saint preaches and this no Church rules | D |
| 'Tis in the desert now and heretofore | E |
Matthew Arnold
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