Sonnet Xviii: To This Our World Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BBBBBCCBDBBDBB| To the Celestial Numbers | A |
| - | |
| 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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