Sonnet Xxx: Those Priests Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCBCDEDEFCFCDD| To the Vestals | A |
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| Those priests which first the Vestal fire begun | B |
| Which might be borrow'd from no earthly flame | C |
| Devis'd a vessel to receive the Sun | B |
| Being steadfastly opposed to the same | C |
| Where with sweet wood laid curiously by art | D |
| On which the Sun might by reflection beat | E |
| Receiving strength from every secret part | D |
| The fuel kindled with celestial heat | E |
| Thy blessed eyes the sun which lights this fire | F |
| Thy holy thoughts they be the Vestal flame | C |
| The precious odors be my chaste desire | F |
| My breast's the vessel which includes the same | C |
| Thou art my Vesta thou my Goddess art | D |
| Thy hallow'd temple only is my Heart | D |
Michael Drayton
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