A Poem Written By Sir Henry Wotton In His Youth Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEFGHIJKLM| O Faithless World thy more faithless part a Woman's heart | A |
| The true Shop of variety where sits nothing but fits | B |
| And feavers of desire and pangs of love which toyes remove | C |
| Why was she born to please or I to trust words writ in dust | D |
| Suffering her Eyes to govern my despair my pain for air | E |
| And fruit of time rewarded with untruth the food of youth | F |
| Untrue she was yet I believ'd her eyes instructed spies | G |
| Till I was taught that Love was but a School to breed a fool | H |
| Or sought she more by triumphs of denial to make a trial | I |
| How far her smiles commanded my weakness yield and confess | J |
| Excuse no more thy folly but for Cure blush and endure | K |
| As well thy shame as passions that were vain and think 'tis gain | L |
| To know that Love lodg'd in a Womans brest Is but a guest | M |
Sir Henry Wotton
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