Stella In Mourning Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBCDEEFFGGEEHD| When lately Stella's form display'd | A |
| The beauties of the gay brocade | A |
| The nymphs who found their power decline | B |
| Proclaim'd her not so fair as fine | B |
| 'Fate snatch away the bright disguise | C |
| And let the goddess trust her eyes ' | D |
| Thus blindly pray'd the fretful pair | E |
| And Fate malicious heard the prayer | E |
| But brighten'd by the sable dress | F |
| As virtue rises in distress | F |
| Since Stella still extends her reign | G |
| Ah how shall envy soothe her pain | G |
| 'Th' adoring youth and envious fair | E |
| Henceforth shall form one common prayer | E |
| And love and hate alike implore | H |
| The skies 'That Stella mourn no more ' | D |
Samuel Johnson
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