Epitaph On Nelson Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAC DEDE FGFG| Lo here are Nelson's honour'd relics laid | A |
| Britons your Country's Genius calls you here | B |
| And bids you pay to your lost Hero's shade | A |
| The noble homage of a patriot tear | C |
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| Against the fleets of Gallia Denmark Spain | D |
| Full oft Britannia's war bolts he has hurl'd | E |
| Stretch'd forth her sceptre o'er the vanquish'd main | D |
| And with her glory fill'd the astonish'd world | E |
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| His matchless triumphs shall the voice of Fame | F |
| With loud applause to latest ages tell | G |
| Still uttering with a sigh Trafalgar's name | F |
| Where last he conquer'd where alas he fell | G |
Thomas Oldham
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Epitaph On Nelson is a poem by Thomas Oldham. This page includes the poem text, poet information, related topics, comments, and similar poems.