To S. M. A Young African Painter, On Seeing His Works Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEEFFGGHIJJKKLLMM NNKKOPQQJJRREE| TO show the lab'ring bosom's deep intent | A |
| And thought in living characters to paint | B |
| When first thy pencil did those beauties give | C |
| And breathing figures learnt from thee to live | D |
| How did those prospects give my soul delight | E |
| A new creation rushing on my sight | E |
| Still wond'rous youth each noble path pursue | F |
| On deathless glories fix thine ardent view | F |
| Still may the painter's and the poet's fire | G |
| To aid thy pencil and thy verse conspire | G |
| And may the charms of each seraphic theme | H |
| Conduct thy footsteps to immortal fame | I |
| High to the blissful wonders of the skies | J |
| Elate thy soul and raise thy wishful eyes | J |
| Thrice happy when exalted to survey | K |
| That splendid city crown'd with endless day | K |
| Whose twice six gates on radiant hinges ring | L |
| Celestial Salem blooms in endless spring | L |
| Calm and serene thy moments glide along | M |
| And may the muse inspire each future song | M |
| Still with the sweets of contemplation bless'd | N |
| May peace with balmy wings your soul invest | N |
| But when these shades of time are chas'd away | K |
| And darkness ends in everlasting day | K |
| On what seraphic pinions shall we move | O |
| And view the landscapes in the realms above | P |
| There shall thy tongue in heav'nly murmurs flow | Q |
| And there my muse with heav'nly transport glow | Q |
| No more to tell of Damon's tender sighs | J |
| Or rising radiance of Aurora's eyes | J |
| For nobler themes demand a nobler strain | R |
| And purer language on th' ethereal plain | R |
| Cease gentle muse the solemn gloom of night | E |
| Now seals the fair creation from my sight | E |
Phillis Wheatley
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