Rhymes On The Road. Extract V. Padua Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCBCCDCDCEFGFG HHIII JIJIDKDKLLDDIIMN| Fancy and Reality Rain drops and Lakes Plan of a Story Where to place the Scene of it In some unknown Region Psalmanazar's Imposture with respect to the Island of Formosa | A |
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| The more I've viewed this world the more I've found | B |
| That filled as 'tis with scenes and creatures rare | C |
| Fancy commands within her own bright round | B |
| A world of scenes and creatures far more fair | C |
| Nor is it that her power can call up there | C |
| A single charm that's not from Nature won | D |
| No more than rainbows in their pride can wear | C |
| A single hue unborrowed from the sun | D |
| But 'tis the mental medium it shines thro' | C |
| That lends to Beauty all its charm and hue | E |
| As the same light that o'er the level lake | F |
| One dull monotony of lustre flings | G |
| Will entering in the rounded raindrop make | F |
| Colors as gay as those on Peris' wings | G |
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| And such I deem the difference between real | H |
| Existing Beauty and that form ideal | H |
| Which she assumes when seen by poets' eyes | I |
| Like sunshine in the drop with all those dyes | I |
| Which Fancy's variegating prism supples | I |
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| I have a story of two lovers filled | J |
| With all the pure romance the blissful sadness | I |
| And the sad doubtful bliss that ever thrilled | J |
| Two young and longing hearts in that sweet madness | I |
| But where to choose the region of my vision | D |
| In this wide vulgar world what real spot | K |
| Can be found out sufficiently Elysian | D |
| For two such perfect lovers I know not | K |
| Oh for some fair FORMOSA such as he | L |
| The young Jew fabled of in the Indian Sea | L |
| By nothing but its name of Beauty known | D |
| And which Queen Fancy might make all her own | D |
| Her fairy kingdom take its people lands | I |
| And tenements into her own bright hands | I |
| And make at least one earthly corner fit | M |
| For Love to live in pure and exquisite | N |
Thomas Moore
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