The Mountain Spring Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AB CDED FGFG HIHI JKJK LMLM NONO| And let him that is athirst come And whosoever will let | A |
| him take the water of life freely Revelation | B |
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| I wandered down a mountain road | C |
| Past flower and rock and lichen gray | D |
| Alone with nature and her God | E |
| Upon a flitting summer day | D |
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| The forest skirted to the edge | F |
| Of Capon river Hampshire's gem | G |
| Which bathing many a primrose ledge | F |
| Oft sparkled like a diadem | G |
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| At length a silvery spring I spied | H |
| Gurgling through moss and fern along | I |
| Waiting to bless with cooling tide | H |
| All who were gladdened by its song | I |
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| Oh who would pass with thirsting lip | J |
| And burning brow this limpid wave | K |
| Who would not pause with joy and sip | J |
| Its crystal depths who would not crave | K |
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| This query woke a voice within | L |
| Why slight the spring of God's great love | M |
| That fount that cleanseth from all sin | L |
| Our purchase paid by Christ above | M |
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| Whoever will may drink Oh why | N |
| Worn toilers in this earthly strife | O |
| Reject a mansion in the sky | N |
| Reject heaven's bliss and endless life | O |
Nannie R. Glass
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