The Three Hundredth Anniversary Of Milton's Birth Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A B CDDCCDDC EFFEGG| December th | A |
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| There was a man sent from God whose name was John | B |
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| Three hundred years have left their telltale rings | C |
| Upon the tree of Time since he appeared | D |
| Milton to be remembered and revered | D |
| Whose spirit mounted on seraphic wings | C |
| Who saw though blind extraordinary things | C |
| Who wrought in obloquy and persevered | D |
| And Orpheus like with his great music reared | D |
| A monument surpassing those of kings | C |
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| Three hundred years courageous lofty soul | E |
| Hast thou by precept and example taught | F |
| Thy lesson Have we learned it as we ought | F |
| Have we moved upward nearer to the goal | E |
| Yea somewhat have we learned be with us still | G |
| And teach us Man's high function to fulfil | G |
W. M. Mackeracher
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