The Leaf And The Fountain Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AAAAABBCCBA AADEABBCCBA FFCCFBBCCBA FFCCFBBCCBA EDGHDBBCCBB| Tell me kind Seer I pray thee | A |
| So may the stars obey thee | A |
| So may each airy | A |
| Moon elf and fairy | A |
| Nightly their homage pay thee | A |
| Say by what spell above below | B |
| In stars that wink or flowers that blow | B |
| I may discover | C |
| Ere night is over | C |
| Whether my love loves me or no | B |
| Whether my love loves me | A |
| - | |
| Maiden the dark tree nigh thee | A |
| Hath charms no gold could buy thee | A |
| Its stem enchanted | D |
| By moon elves planted | E |
| Will all thou seek'st supply thee | A |
| Climb to yon boughs that highest grow | B |
| Bring thence their fairest leaf below | B |
| And thou'lt discover | C |
| Ere night is over | C |
| Whether thy love loves thee or no | B |
| Whether thy love loves thee | A |
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| See up the dark tree going | F |
| With blossoms round me blowing | F |
| From thence oh Father | C |
| This leaf I gather | C |
| Fairest that there is growing | F |
| Say by what sign I now shall know | B |
| If in this leaf lie bliss or woe | B |
| And thus discover | C |
| Ere night is over | C |
| Whether my love loves me or no | B |
| Whether my love loves me | A |
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| Fly to yon fount that's welling | F |
| Where moonbeam ne'er had dwelling | F |
| Dip in its water | C |
| That leaf oh Daughter | C |
| And mark the tale 'tis telling | F |
| Watch thou if pale or bright it glow | B |
| List thou the while that fountain's flow | B |
| And thou'lt discover | C |
| Whether thy lover | C |
| Loved as he is loves thee or no | B |
| Loved as he is loves thee | A |
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| Forth flew the nymph delighted | E |
| To seek that fount benighted | D |
| But scarce a minute | G |
| The leaf lay in it | H |
| When lo its bloom was blighted | D |
| And as she asked with voice of woe | B |
| Listening the while that fountain's flow | B |
| Shall I recover | C |
| My truant lover | C |
| The fountain seemed to answer No | B |
| The fountain answered No | B |
Thomas Moore
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