To His Peculiar Friend, Mr. Thomas Shapcott, Lawyer Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEFGHI| I've paid thee what I promis'd that's not all | A |
| Besides I give thee here a verse that shall | B |
| When hence thy circummortal part is gone | C |
| Arch like hold up thy name's inscription | D |
| Brave men can't die whose candid actions are | E |
| Writ in the poet's endless calendar | F |
| Whose vellum and whose volume is the sky | G |
| And the pure stars the praising poetry | H |
| Farewell | I |
Robert Herrick
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