Upon Honour. Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABCDEFFGGHIHonour I say or honest Fame | A |
I mean the substance not the name | A |
Not that light heap of tawdry wares | B |
Ermin Coronets and Stars | C |
Which often is by merit sought | D |
By gold and flatt'ry oft'ner bought | E |
The shade for which Ambition looks | F |
In Selden's or in Ashmole's books | F |
But the true glory which proceeds | G |
Reflected bright from honest deeds | G |
Which we in our Own breast perceive | H |
And Kings can neither take nor give | I |
Matthew Prior
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