Timing Her Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABBCAAAC BBBCAAAC ABBCAAAC BBBCDDDC ABBCEEEC BCCCFFFC ABBCDDDC BBBCGGGC HBBCIIIJLalage's coming | A |
Where is she now O | B |
Turning to bow O | B |
And smile is she | C |
Just at parting | A |
Parting parting | A |
As she is starting | A |
To come to me | C |
- | |
Where is she now O | B |
Now and now O | B |
Shadowing a bough O | B |
Of hedge or tree | C |
As she is rushing | A |
Rushing rushing | A |
Gossamers brushing | A |
To come to me | C |
- | |
Lalage's coming | A |
Where is she now O | B |
Climbing the brow O | B |
Of hills I see | C |
Yes she is nearing | A |
Nearing nearing | A |
Weather unfearing | A |
To come to me | C |
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Near is she now O | B |
Now and now O | B |
Milk the rich cow O | B |
Forward the tea | C |
Shake the down bed for her | D |
Linen sheets spread for her | D |
Drape round the head for her | D |
Coming to me | C |
- | |
Lalage's coming | A |
She's nearer now O | B |
End anyhow O | B |
To day's husbandry | C |
Would a gilt chair were mine | E |
Slippers of vair were mine | E |
Brushes for hair were mine | E |
Of ivory | C |
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What will she think O | B |
She who's so comely | C |
Viewing how homely | C |
A sort are we | C |
Nothing resplendent | F |
No prompt attendant | F |
Not one dependent | F |
Pertaining to me | C |
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Lalage's coming | A |
Where is she now O | B |
Fain I'd avow O | B |
Full honestly | C |
Nought here's enough for her | D |
All is too rough for her | D |
Even my love for her | D |
Poor in degree | C |
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She's nearer now O | B |
Still nearer now O | B |
She 'tis I vow O | B |
Passing the lea | C |
Rush down to meet her there | G |
Call out and greet her there | G |
Never a sweeter there | G |
Crossed to me | C |
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Lalage's come aye | H |
Come is she now O | B |
Does Heaven allow O | B |
A meeting to be | C |
Yes she is here now | I |
Here now here now | I |
Nothing to fear now | I |
Here's Lalage | J |
Thomas Hardy
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