Sonnet 32: Morpheus The Lively Son Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCA ABCA DED EC| Morpheus the lively son of deadly sleep | A |
| Witness of life to them that living die | B |
| A prophet oft and oft an history | C |
| A poet eke as humors fly or creep | A |
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| Since thou in me so sure a power dost keep | A |
| That never I with clos'd up sense do lie | B |
| But by thy work my Stella I descry | C |
| Teaching blind eyes both how to smile and weep | A |
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| Vouchsafe of all acquaintance this to tell | D |
| Whence hast thou ivory rubies pearl and gold | E |
| To show her skin lips teeth and head so well | D |
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| 'Fool ' answers he 'no Indies such treasures hold | E |
| But from thy heart while my sire charmeth thee | C |
| Sweet Stella's image I do steal to me ' | - |
Sir Philip Sidney
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