Song (strive Not, Vain Lover) Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABCDDEE FGHIJJKKStrive not vain lover to be fine | A |
Thy silk's the silk worm's and not thine | A |
You lessen to a fly your mistriss' thought | B |
To think it may be in a cobweb caught | C |
What though her thin transparent lawn | D |
Thy heart in a strong net hath drawn | D |
Not all the arms the god of fire ere made | E |
Can the soft bulwarks of nak'd love invade | E |
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Be truly fine then and yourself dress | F |
In her fair soul's immac'late glass | G |
Then by reflection you may have the bliss | H |
Perhaps to see what a true fineness is | I |
When all your gawderies will fit | J |
Those only that are poor in wit | J |
She that a clinquant outside doth adore | K |
Dotes on a gilded statue and no more | K |
Richard Lovelace
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