To His Saviour, A Child;a Present, By A Child Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBAACCDDEEFFGHIE| Go pretty child and bear this flower | A |
| Unto thy little Saviour | A |
| And tell him by that bud now blown | B |
| He is the Rose of Sharon known | B |
| When thou hast said so stick it there | A |
| Upon his bib or stomacher | A |
| And tell him for good handsel too | C |
| That thou hast brought a whistle new | C |
| Made of a clean straight oaten reed | D |
| To charm his cries at time of need | D |
| Tell him for coral thou hast none | E |
| But if thou hadst he should have one | E |
| But poor thou art and known to be | F |
| Even as moneyless as he | F |
| Lastly if thou canst win a kiss | G |
| From those melifluous lips of his | H |
| Then never take a second on | I |
| To spoil the first impression | E |
Robert Herrick
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