To A Lady Who Had Been Singing Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

Rhyme Scheme: ABAB CDCB EAEA FGFG HIHI JKJK DLDL

The spirit harp within the breastA
A spirit's touch alone can knowB
Yet thine the power to wake its restA
And bid its echoing numbers flowB
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Yes and thy minstrel art the whileC
Can blend the tones of weal and weD
So archly that the heart may smileC
Though bright unbidden tear drops flowB
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And thus thy wizard skill can weaveE
Music's soft twilight o'er the breastA
As mingling day and night at eveE
Robe the far purpling hills for restA
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Thy voice is treasured in my soulF
And echoing memory shall prolongG
Those woman tones whose sweet controlF
Melts joy and sorrow into songG
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The tinted sea shell borne awayH
Far from the ocean's pebbly shoreI
Still loves to hum the choral layH
The whispering mermaid taught of yoreI
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The hollow cave that once hath knownJ
Echo's lone voice can ne'er forgetK
But gives though parting years have flownJ
The wild responsive cadence yetK
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So shall thy plaintive melodyD
Undying linger in my heartL
Till the last string of memoryD
By death's chill finger struck shall partL

Sam G. Goodrich



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