Phyllis Lee Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABAA BCBCBB DEFEEE| Beside a Primrose 'broider'd Rill | A |
| Sat Phyllis Lee in Silken Dress | B |
| Whilst Lucius limn'd with loving skill | A |
| Her likeness as a Shepherdess | B |
| Yet tho' he strove with loving skill | A |
| His Brush refused to work his Will | A |
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| Dear Maid unless you close your Eyes | B |
| I cannot paint to day he said | C |
| Their Brightness shames the very Skies | B |
| And turns their Turquoise into Lead | C |
| Quoth Phyllis then To save the Skies | B |
| And speed your Brush I'll shut my Eyes | B |
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| Now when her Eyes were closed the Dear | D |
| Not dreaming of such Treachery | E |
| Felt a Soft Whisper in her Ear | F |
| Without the Light how can one See | E |
| If you are sure that none can see | E |
| I'll keep them shut said Phyllis Lee | E |
Oliver Herford
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