An Ode Of The Birth Of Our Saviour Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCCCBBC BBBBDBBD BBEEDEED EECCEFCE| In numbers and but these few | A |
| I sing thy birth oh JESU | B |
| Thou pretty Baby born here | C |
| With sup'rabundant scorn here | C |
| Who for thy princely port here | C |
| Hadst for thy place | B |
| Of birth a base | B |
| Out stable for thy court here | C |
| - | |
| Instead of neat enclosures | B |
| Of interwoven osiers | B |
| Instead of fragrant posies | B |
| Of daffadils and roses | B |
| Thy cradle kingly stranger | D |
| As gospel tells | B |
| Was nothing else | B |
| But here a homely manger | D |
| - | |
| But we with silks not cruels | B |
| With sundry precious jewels | B |
| And lily work will dress thee | E |
| And as we dispossess thee | E |
| Of clo ts we'll make a chamber | D |
| Sweet babe for thee | E |
| Of ivory | E |
| And plaster'd round with amber | D |
| - | |
| The Jews they did disdain thee | E |
| But we will entertain thee | E |
| With glories to await here | C |
| Upon thy princely state here | C |
| And more for love than pity | E |
| From year to year | F |
| We'll make thee here | C |
| A free born of our city | E |
Robert Herrick
(1)
Poem topics: , Print This Poem , Rhyme Scheme
Submit Spanish Translation
Submit German Translation
Submit French Translation
About An Ode Of The Birth Of Our Saviour
An Ode Of The Birth Of Our Saviour is a poem by Robert Herrick. This page includes the poem text, poet information, related topics, comments, and similar poems.
Write your comment about An Ode Of The Birth Of Our Saviour poem by Robert Herrick
Best Poems of Robert Herrick