When He Who Adores Thee Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCDCD EFEFGDHD| When he who adores thee has left but the name | A |
| Of his fault and his sorrows behind | B |
| Oh say wilt thou weep when they darken the fame | A |
| Of a life that for thee was resign'd | B |
| Yes weep and however my foes may condemn | C |
| Thy tears shall efface their decree | D |
| For Heaven can witness though guilty to them | C |
| I have been but too faithful to thee | D |
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| With thee were the dreams of my earliest love | E |
| Every thought of my reason was thine | F |
| In my last humble prayer to the Spirit above | E |
| Thy name shall be mingled with mine | F |
| Oh blest are the lovers and friends who shall live | G |
| The days of thy glory to see | D |
| But the next dearest blessing that Heaven can give | H |
| Is the pride of thus dying for thee | D |
Thomas Moore
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