Art Above Nature: To Julia Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBBBCDEEFFBBCCGG| When I behold a forest spread | A |
| With silken trees upon thy head | A |
| And when I see that other dress | B |
| Of flowers set in comeliness | B |
| When I behold another grace | B |
| In the ascent of curious lace | B |
| Which like a pinnacle doth show | C |
| The top and the top gallant too | D |
| Then when I see thy tresses bound | E |
| Into an oval square or round | E |
| And knit in knots far more than I | F |
| Can tell by tongue or true love tie | F |
| Next when those lawny films I see | B |
| Play with a wild civility | B |
| And all those airy silks to flow | C |
| Alluring me and tempting so | C |
| I must confess mine eye and heart | G |
| Dotes less on Nature than on Art | G |
Robert Herrick
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