Musophilus Containing A General Defence Of All Learning (ex Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABACACDEDEDEFGFHFHIJ IJIKLMLMLM| Power above powers O heavenly eloquence | A |
| That with the strong rein of commanding words | B |
| Dost manage guide and master th' eminence | A |
| Of men's affections more than all their swords | C |
| Shall we not offer to thy excellence | A |
| The richest treasure that our wit affords | C |
| Thou that canst do much more with one poor pen | D |
| Than all the powers of princes can effect | E |
| And draw divert dispose and fashion men | D |
| Better than force or rigour can direct | E |
| Should we this ornament of glory then | D |
| As th' unmaterial fruits of shades neglect | E |
| Or should we careless come behind the rest | F |
| In power of words that go before in worth | G |
| Whenas our accents equal to the best | F |
| Is able greater wonders to bring forth | H |
| When all that ever hotter spirits express'd | F |
| Comes better'd by the patience of the north | H |
| And who in time knows whither we may vent | I |
| The treasure of our tongue to what strange shores | J |
| This gain of our best glory shall be sent | I |
| T' enrich unknowing nations with our stores | J |
| What worlds in th' yet unformed occident | I |
| May come refin'd with th' accents that are ours | K |
| Or who can tell for what great work in hand | L |
| The greatness of our style is now ordain'd | M |
| What powers it shall bring in what spirits command | L |
| What thoughts let out what humours keep restrain'd | M |
| What mischief it may powerfully withstand | L |
| And what fair ends may thereby be attain'd | M |
Samuel Daniel
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