Here At Thy Tomb. By Meleager Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAB CDCD EFEF GHGH| Here at thy tomb these tears I shed | A |
| Tears which though vainly now they roll | B |
| Are all love hath to give the dead | A |
| And wept o'er thee with all love's soul | B |
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| Wept in remembrance of that light | C |
| Which naught on earth without thee gives | D |
| Hope of my heart now quenched in night | C |
| But dearer dead than aught that lives | D |
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| Where is she where the blooming bough | E |
| That once my life's sole lustre made | F |
| Torn off by death 'tis withering now | E |
| And all its flowers in dust are laid | F |
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| Oh earth that to thy matron breast | G |
| Hast taken all those angel charms | H |
| Gently I pray thee let her rest | G |
| Gently as in a mother's arms | H |
Thomas Moore
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