The Doer Of Good Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BC BDBE FGH IBJK L MN O MPNBQ J RR JS J C BT J MNIt was night time and He was alone | A |
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And He saw afar off the walls of a round city and went towards the | B |
city | C |
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And when He came near He heard within the city the tread of the | B |
feet of joy and the laughter of the mouth of gladness and the loud | D |
noise of many lutes And He knocked at the gate and certain of the | B |
gate keepers opened to Him | E |
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And He beheld a house that was of marble and had fair pillars of | F |
marble before it The pillars were hung with garlands and within | G |
and without there were torches of cedar And He entered the house | H |
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And when He had passed through the hall of chalcedony and the hall | I |
of jasper and reached the long hall of feasting He saw lying on a | B |
couch of sea purple one whose hair was crowned with red roses and | J |
whose lips were red with wine | K |
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And He went behind him and touched him on the shoulder and said to | L |
him 'Why do you live like this ' | - |
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And the young man turned round and recognised Him and made answer | M |
and said 'But I was a leper once and you healed me How else | N |
should I live ' | - |
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And He passed out of the house and went again into the street | O |
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And after a little while He saw one whose face and raiment were | M |
painted and whose feet were shod with pearls And behind her came | P |
slowly as a hunter a young man who wore a cloak of two colours | N |
Now the face of the woman was as the fair face of an idol and the | B |
eyes of the young man were bright with lust | Q |
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And He followed swiftly and touched the hand of the young man and | J |
said to him 'Why do you look at this woman and in such wise ' | - |
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And the young man turned round and recognised Him and said 'But I | R |
was blind once and you gave me sight At what else should I | R |
look ' | - |
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And He ran forward and touched the painted raiment of the woman and | J |
said to her 'Is there no other way in which to walk save the way | S |
of sin ' | - |
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And the woman turned round and recognised Him and laughed and | J |
said 'But you forgave me my sins and the way is a pleasant way ' | - |
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And He passed out of the city | C |
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And when He had passed out of the city He saw seated by the | B |
roadside a young man who was weeping | T |
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And He went towards him and touched the long locks of his hair and | J |
said to him 'Why are you weeping ' | - |
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And the young man looked up and recognised Him and made answer | M |
'But I was dead once and you raised me from the dead What else | N |
should I do but weep ' | - |
Oscar Wilde
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