To His Fairest Valentine, Mrs. A.l. Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBCCDEFFCCGHIJCC| Come pretty birds present your lays | A |
| And learn to chaunt a goddess praise | A |
| Ye wood nymphs let your voices be | B |
| Employ'd to serve her deity | B |
| And warble forth ye virgins nine | C |
| Some music to my Valentine | C |
| Her bosom is love's paradise | D |
| There is no heav'n but in her eyes | E |
| She's chaster than the turtle dove | F |
| And fairer than the queen of love | F |
| Yet all perfections do combine | C |
| To beautifie my Valentine | C |
| She's Nature's choicest cabinet | G |
| Where honour beauty worth and wit | H |
| Are all united in her breast | I |
| The graces claim an interest | J |
| All virtues that are most divine | C |
| Shine clearest in my Valentine | C |
Richard Lovelace
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To His Fairest Valentine, Mrs. A.l. is a poem by Richard Lovelace. This page includes the poem text, poet information, related topics, comments, and similar poems.