To Althea From Prison. Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCBCDADE AFGFHIEIF AAJFJFFFF KLMLNKFKF| I | A |
| When love with unconfined wings | B |
| Hovers within my gates | C |
| And my divine ALTHEA brings | B |
| To whisper at the grates | C |
| When I lye tangled in her haire | D |
| And fetterd to her eye | A |
| The birds that wanton in the aire | D |
| Know no such liberty | E |
| - | |
| II | A |
| When flowing cups run swiftly round | F |
| With no allaying THAMES | G |
| Our carelesse heads with roses bound | F |
| Our hearts with loyal flames | H |
| When thirsty griefe in wine we steepe | I |
| When healths and draughts go free | E |
| Fishes that tipple in the deepe | I |
| Know no such libertie | F |
| - | |
| III | A |
| When like committed linnets I | A |
| With shriller throat shall sing | J |
| The sweetnes mercy majesty | F |
| And glories of my King | J |
| When I shall voyce aloud how good | F |
| He is how great should be | F |
| Inlarged winds that curle the flood | F |
| Know no such liberty | F |
| - | |
| IV | K |
| Stone walls doe not a prison make | L |
| Nor iron bars a cage | M |
| Mindes innocent and quiet take | L |
| That for an hermitage | N |
| If I have freedome in my love | K |
| And in my soule am free | F |
| Angels alone that sore above | K |
| Enjoy such liberty | F |
Richard Lovelace
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To Althea From Prison. is a poem by Richard Lovelace. This page includes the poem text, poet information, related topics, comments, and similar poems.