To A Lady On Her Coming To North-america With Her Son, For The Recovery Of Her Health Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEEFFGGHHIIJKLLMM FFNOPMQQRRSSTT| Indulgent muse my grov'ling mind inspire | A |
| And fill my bosom with celestial fire | B |
| See from Jamaica's fervid shore she moves | C |
| Like the fair mother of the blooming loves | D |
| When from above the Goddess with her hand | E |
| Fans the soft breeze and lights upon the land | E |
| Thus she on Neptune's wat'ry realm reclin'd | F |
| Appear'd and thus invites the ling'ring wind | F |
| Arise ye winds America explore | G |
| Waft me ye gales from this malignant shore | G |
| The Northern milder climes I long to greet | H |
| There hope that health will my arrival meet | H |
| Soon as she spoke in my ideal view | I |
| The winds assented and the vessel flew | I |
| Madam your spouse bereft of wife and son | J |
| In the grove's dark recesses pours his moan | K |
| Each branch wide spreading to the ambient sky | L |
| Forgets its verdure and submits to die | L |
| From thence I turn and leave the sultry plain | M |
| And swift pursue thy passage o'er the main | M |
| The ship arrives before the fav'ring wind | F |
| And makes the Philadelphian port assign'd | F |
| Thence I attend you to Bostonia's arms | N |
| Where gen'rous friendship ev'ry bosom warms | O |
| Thrice welcome here may health revive again | P |
| Bloom on thy cheek and bound in ev'ry vein | M |
| Then back return to gladden ev'ry heart | Q |
| And give your spouse his soul's far dearer part | Q |
| Receiv'd again with what a sweet surprise | R |
| The tear in transport starting from his eyes | R |
| While his attendant son with blooming grace | S |
| Springs to his father's ever dear embrace | S |
| With shouts of joy Jamaica's rocks resound | T |
| With shouts of joy the country rings around | T |
Phillis Wheatley
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