A Tombless Epitaph Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEFGHAIDJKLMNOPQR STUAVWXAYZA2B2IC2D2E 2F2AG2H2

'Tis true Idoloclastes SatyraneA
So call him for so mingling blame with praiseB
And smiles with anxious looks his earliest friendsC
Masking his birth name wont to characterD
His wild wood fancy and impetuous zealE
'Tis true that passionate for ancient truthsF
And honouring with religious love the GreatG
Of elder times he hated to excessH
With an unquiet and intolerant scornA
The hollow Puppets of an hollow AgeI
Ever idolatrous and changing everD
Its worthless Idols Learning Power and TimeJ
Too much of all thus wasting in vain warK
Of fervid colloquy Sickness 'tis trueL
Whole years of weary days besieged him closeM
Even to the gates and inlets of his lifeN
But it is true no less that strenuous firmO
And with a natural gladness he maintainedP
The citadel unconquered and in joyQ
Was strong to follow the delightful MuseR
For not a hidden path that to the shadesS
Of the beloved Parnassian forest leadsT
Lurked undiscovered by him not a rillU
There issues from the fount of HippocreneA
But he had traced it upward to its sourceV
Through open glade dark glen and secret dellW
Knew the gay wild flowers on its banks and culledX
Its med'cinable herbs Yea oft aloneA
Piercing the long neglected holy caveY
The haunt obscure of old PhilosophyZ
He bade with lifted torch its starry wallsA2
Sparkle as erst they sparkled to the flameB2
Of odorous lamps tended by Saint and SageI
O framed for calmer times and nobler heartsC2
O studious Poet eloquent for truthD2
Philosopher contemning wealth and deathE2
Yet docile childlike full of Life and LoveF2
Here rather than on monumental stoneA
This record of thy worth thy Friend inscribesG2
Thoughtful with quiet tears upon his cheekH2

Samuel Taylor Coleridge



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