Tho' Lightly Sounds The Song I Sing. A Song Of The Alps Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBCCDE FFGHEEII| Tho' lightly sounds the song I sing to thee | A |
| Tho' like the lark's its soaring music be | A |
| Thou'lt find even here some mournful note that tells | B |
| How near such April joy to weeping dwells | B |
| 'Tis 'mong the gayest scenes that oftenest steal | C |
| Those saddening thoughts we fear yet love to feel | C |
| And music never half so sweet appears | D |
| As when her mirth forgets itself in tears | E |
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| Then say not thou this Alpine song is gay | F |
| It comes from hearts that like their mountain lay | F |
| Mix joy with pain and oft when pleasure's breath | G |
| Most warms the surface feel most sad beneath | H |
| The very beam in which the snow wreath wears | E |
| Its gayest smile is that which wins its tears | E |
| And passion's power can never lend the glow | I |
| Which wakens bliss without some touch of woe | I |
Thomas Moore
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