To His Worthy Friend, M. Thos. Falconbirge Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCCDDEFGGHHIJKK| Stand with thy graces forth brave man and rise | A |
| High with thine own auspicious destinies | B |
| Nor leave the search and proof till thou canst find | C |
| These or those ends to which thou wast design'd | C |
| Thy lucky genius and thy guiding star | D |
| Have made thee prosperous in thy ways thus far | D |
| Nor will they leave thee till they both have shown | E |
| Thee to the world a prime and public one | F |
| Then when thou see'st thine age all turn'd to gold | G |
| Remember what thy Herrick thee foretold | G |
| When at the holy threshold of thine house | H |
| He boded good luck to thy self and spouse | H |
| Lastly be mindful when thou art grown great | I |
| That towers high rear'd dread most the lightning's threat | J |
| Whenas the humble cottages not fear | K |
| The cleaving bolt of Jove the thunderer | K |
Robert Herrick
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