To My First Born Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCC DEDEFF GHGIJJ HKLKMM NONOPP GQGQRR| Fair tiny rosebud what a tide | A |
| Of hidden joy o erpow ring deep | B |
| Of grateful love of woman s pride | A |
| Thrills through my heart till I must weep | B |
| With bliss to look on thee my son | C |
| My first born child my darling one | C |
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| What joy for me to sit and gaze | D |
| Upon thy gentle baby face | E |
| And dreaming of far distant days | D |
| With mother s weakness strive to trace | E |
| Tokens of future greatness high | F |
| On thy smooth brow and lustrous eye | F |
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| What do I wish thee darling say | G |
| Is it that lordly mental power | H |
| That o er thy kind will give thee sway | G |
| Unchanging full a glorious dower | I |
| For those whose minds may grasp its worth | J |
| True rulers and true kings of earth | J |
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| Or would I ask for thee that fire | H |
| Of wond rous genius great divine | K |
| The spell that charms the poet s lyre | L |
| Till like a halo it will shine | K |
| Around a name praised honored sung | M |
| In distant climes by many a tongue | M |
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| Ah no my child with such vain themes | N |
| I will not mar thy quiet rest | O |
| Nor wish ambition s restless dreams | N |
| Infused into thy tranquil breast | O |
| Too soon will manhood s weight of care | P |
| O ercloud that waxen brow so fair | P |
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| For thee my Babe I only pray | G |
| Thou lt live to bless thy parents love | Q |
| To be their hope their earthly stay | G |
| And gaining grace from heaven above | Q |
| Tread in the path the good have trod | R |
| True to thy country and thy God | R |
Rosanna Eleanor Leprohon
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