Astrophel And Stella - Sonnet Xl Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABBAABBACDBCCB| As good to write as for to lie and grone | A |
| O Stella deare how much thy powre hath wrought | B |
| That hast my mind now of the basest brought | B |
| My still kept course while others sleepe to mone | A |
| Alas if from the height of Vertues throne | A |
| Thou canst vouchsafe the influence of a thought | B |
| Vpon a wretch that long thy grace hath sought | B |
| Weigh then how I by thee am ouerthrowne | A |
| And then thinke thus although thy beautie be | C |
| Made manifest by such a victorie | D |
| Yet noble conquerours do wreckes auoid | B |
| Since then thou hast so farre subdued me | C |
| That in my heart I offer still to thee | C |
| O do not let thy temple be destroyd | B |
Philip Sidney (sir)
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