When First That Smile. (venetian Air.) Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCDCD EFEFGDGD| When first that smile like sunshine blest my sight | A |
| Oh what a vision then came o'er me | B |
| Long years of love of calm and pure delight | A |
| Seemed in that smile to pass before me | B |
| Ne'er did the peasant dream of summer skies | C |
| Of golden fruit and harvests springing | D |
| With fonder hope than I of those sweet eyes | C |
| And of the joy their light was bringing | D |
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| Where now are all those fondly promised hours | E |
| Ah woman's faith is like her brightness | F |
| Fading as fast as rainbows or day flowers | E |
| Or aught that's known for grace and lightness | F |
| Short as the Persian's prayer at close of day | G |
| Should be each vow of Love's repeating | D |
| Quick let him worship Beauty's precious ray | G |
| Even while he kneels that ray is fleeting | D |
Thomas Moore
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