Sonnet Xviii: To This Our World Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BBBBBCCBDBBDBBTo the Celestial Numbers | A |
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To this our world to Learning and to Heav'n | B |
Three Nines there are to every one a Nine | B |
One number of the Earth the other both divine | B |
One woman now makes three odd numbers ev'n | B |
Nine Orders first of Angels be in Heav'n | B |
Nine Muses do with Learning still frequent | C |
These with the Gods are ever resident | C |
Nine Worthy Women to the world were giv'n | B |
My Worthy One to these Nine Worthies addeth | D |
And my fair Muse one Muse unto the Nine | B |
And my good Angel in my soul divine | B |
With one more Order these Nine Orders gladdeth | D |
My Muse my Worthy and my Angel then | B |
Makes every One of these three Nines a Ten | B |
Michael Drayton
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