To The King's Most Excellent Majesty Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABBCCDDEEFFGGHH| Your subjects hope dread Sire | A |
| The crown upon your brows may flourish long | B |
| And that your arm may in your God be strong | B |
| O may your sceptre num'rous nations sway | C |
| And all with love and readiness obey | C |
| But how shall we the British king reward | D |
| Rule thou in peace our father and our lord | D |
| Midst the remembrance of thy favours past | E |
| The meanest peasants most admire the last | E |
| May George beloved by all the nations round | F |
| Live with heav'ns choicest constant blessings crown'd | F |
| Great God direct and guard him from on high | G |
| And from his head let ev'ry evil fly | G |
| And may each clime with equal gladness see | H |
| A monarch's smile can set his subjects free | H |
Phillis Wheatley
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