Hon. James B. Clay Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCBDEFE GHIHJKLK MNONPQRQ SBTBUVWV AXYXZA2UA2 B2C2D2C2HFA2F| Another pang for Southern hearts | A |
| That of late so oft have bled | B |
| Another name to add to the roll | C |
| Of their mighty patriot dead | B |
| A vacant place mid that phalanx proud | D |
| Of which each glorious name | E |
| Is dear to a mighty nation s heart | F |
| And dear to undying fame | E |
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| The God given gift of genius his | G |
| The patriot s holy fire | H |
| For he we mourn was a worthy son | I |
| Of a great and glorious sire | H |
| Ah whate er the changes time may bring | J |
| Shall never pass away | K |
| From the people s mind in North or South | L |
| The deathless name of Clay | K |
| - | |
| Yet an exile in a foreign land | M |
| His spirit passed from earth | N |
| Far from the old dear scenes of home | O |
| The loved land of his birth | N |
| The land he had well and truly served | P |
| With heart with sword with pen | Q |
| Since first he had joined the march of life | R |
| By the side of his fellow men | Q |
| - | |
| No Southern breezes soft and sweet | S |
| Played around his dying bed | B |
| No Southern flowers in glowing bloom | T |
| Rich fragrance round him shed | B |
| The wintry light of a Northern sky | U |
| Earth robed in snowy vest | V |
| Were the scenes that met his yearning gaze | W |
| As he passed into his rest | V |
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| But near him gathered devoted hearts | A |
| Wife children at his side | X |
| Wept bitter tears while hushed they looked | Y |
| With fond revering pride | X |
| On him who had ever been to them | Z |
| Throughout his life s career | A2 |
| A model of all that honor high | U |
| Or virtue holds most dear | A2 |
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| And other mourners leaves he too | B2 |
| Who had learned to love him well | C2 |
| Though short the time since he had come | D2 |
| Within our midst to dwell | C2 |
| Friends who will keep his name fore er | H |
| Mid those they we set apart | F |
| To cherish deeply and revere | A2 |
| Within their inmost heart | F |
Rosanna Eleanor Leprohon
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