On Lyce - An Elderly Lady Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAB CDCD EFGF HIHJ KLKL CMCM| Ye nymphs whom starry rays invest | A |
| By flattering poets given | B |
| Who shine by lavish lovers dress'd | A |
| In all the pomp of heaven | B |
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| Engross not all the beams on high | C |
| Which gild a lover's lays | D |
| But as your sister of the sky | C |
| Let Lyce share the praise | D |
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| Her silver locks display the moon | E |
| Her brows a cloudy show | F |
| Striped rainbows round her eyes are seen | G |
| And showers from either flow | F |
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| Her teeth the night with darkness dyes | H |
| She's starr'd with pimples o'er | I |
| Her tongue like nimble lightning plies | H |
| And can with thunder roar | J |
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| But some Zelinda while I sing | K |
| Deny my Lyce shines | L |
| And all the pen of Cupid's wing | K |
| Attack my gentle lines | L |
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| Yet spite of fair Zelinda's eye | C |
| And all her bards express | M |
| My Lyce makes as good a sky | C |
| And I but flatter less | M |
Samuel Johnson
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