Sonnet I: Loving In Truth Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAB ABAB CDC DEE| Loving in truth and fain in verse my love to show | A |
| That she dear She might take some pleasure of my pain | B |
| Pleasure might cause her read reading might make her know | A |
| Knowledge might pity win and pity grace obtain | B |
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| I sought fit words to paint the blackest face of woe | A |
| Studying inventions fine her wits to entertain | B |
| Oft turning others' leaves to see if thence would flow | A |
| Some fresh and fruitful showers upon my sun burn'd brain | B |
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| But words came halting forth wanting Invention's stay | C |
| Invention Nature's child fled step dame Study's blows | D |
| And others' feet still seem'd but strangers in my way | C |
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| Thus great with child to speak and helpless in my throes | D |
| Biting my truant pen beating myself for spite | E |
| quot Fool quot said my Muse to me quot look in thy heart and write quot | E |
Sir Philip Sidney
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