The Watching Angel Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

Rhyme Scheme: A A BCDEFFFE GEFEAAAE HFIFAAAF HEFEJJJE EKEKLLLK MDADEEED EEFEEEEE GFJFFFFF N

Dans l'alc 've sombreA
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XX NovemberA
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In the dusky nookB
Near the altar laidC
Sleeps the child in shadowD
Of his mother's bedE
Softly he reposesF
And his lid of rosesF
Closed to earth unclosesF
On the heaven o'erheadE
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Many a dream is with himG
Fresh from fairylandE
Spangled o'er with diamondsF
Seems the ocean sandE
Suns are flaming thereA
Troops of ladies fairA
Souls of infants bearA
In each charming handE
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Oh enchanting visionH
Lo a rill upspringsF
And from out its bosomI
Comes a voice that singsF
Lovelier there appearA
Sire and sisters dearA
While his mother nearA
Plumes her new born wingsF
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But a brighter visionH
Yet his eyes beholdE
Roses pied and liliesF
Every path enfoldE
Lakes delicious sleepingJ
Silver fishes leapingJ
Through the wavelets creepingJ
Up to reeds of goldE
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Slumber on sweet infantE
Slumber peacefullyK
Thy young soul yet knows notE
What thy lot may beK
Like dead weeds that sweepL
O'er the dol'rous deepL
Thou art borne in sleepL
What is all to theeK
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Thou canst slumber by the wayM
Thou hast learnt to borrowD
Naught from study naught from careA
The cold hand of sorrowD
On thy brow unwrinkled yetE
Where young truth and candor sitE
Ne'er with rugged nail hath writE
That sad word To morrowD
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Innocent thou sleepestE
See the angelic bandE
Who foreknow the trialsF
That for man are plannedE
Seeing him unarmedE
Unfearing unalarmedE
With their tears have warmedE
This unconscious handE
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Still they hovering o'er himG
Kiss him where he liesF
Hark he sees them weepingJ
Gabriel he criesF
Hush the angel saysF
On his lip he laysF
One finger one displaysF
His native skiesF
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Foreign Quarterly ReviewN

Victor-marie Hugo



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