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