Urbs Sacra Aeterna Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDDCCDEBFEBF| Rome what a scroll of History thine has been | A |
| In the first days thy sword republican | B |
| Ruled the whole world for many an age's span | C |
| Then of the peoples wert thou royal Queen | D |
| Till in thy streets the bearded Goth was seen | D |
| And now upon thy walls the breezes fan | C |
| Ah city crowned by God discrowned by man | C |
| The hated flag of red and white and green | D |
| When was thy glory when in search for power | E |
| Thine eagles flew to greet the double sun | B |
| And the wild nations shuddered at thy rod | F |
| Nay but thy glory tarried for this hour | E |
| When pilgrims kneel before the Holy One | B |
| The prisoned shepherd of the Church of God | F |
Oscar Wilde
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