Aletheia To Phraortes Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BAB CCDEFD GGHIJH KKLL MNMN OPQ IRJR SATA EAAF UVW WXWX BYSZO WWWW A2B2C2A2| AFTER THE SACKAGE OF MILETOS | A |
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| Phraortes where art thou | B |
| The flames were panting after us their darts Had pierced to many hearts | A |
| Before the Gods who heard nor prayer nor vow | B |
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| Temples had sunk to earth and other smoke | C |
| O'er riven altars broke | C |
| Than curled from myrrh and nard | D |
| When like a God among | E |
| Arm'd hosts and unarm'd throng | F |
| Thee I discern'd implored and caught one brief regard | D |
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| Thou passest from thy side | G |
| Sudden two bowmen ride | G |
| And hurry me away | H |
| Thou and all hope were gone | I |
| They loost me and alone | J |
| In a closed tent 'mid gory arms I lay | H |
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| How did my tears then burn | K |
| When dreading thy return | K |
| Behold thee reappear | L |
| Nor helm nor sword nor spear | L |
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| In violet gold hemm'd vest | M |
| Thou camest forth too soon | N |
| Fallen at thy feet claspt to thy breast | M |
| I struggle sob and swoon | N |
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| 'O send me to my mother bid her come | O |
| And take my last farewell | P |
| One blow enough for both one tomb | Q |
| 'Tis there our happy dwell ' | - |
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| Thou orderest call'd and gone | I |
| At once they are who breathe for thy command | R |
| Thou stoodest nigh me soothing every moan | J |
| And pressing in both thine my hand | R |
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| Then and then only when it tore | S |
| My hair to hide my face | A |
| And gently did thy own bend o'er | T |
| The abject head war doomed to dire disgrace | A |
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| Ionian was thy tongue | E |
| And when thou badest me to raise | A |
| That head nor fear in aught thy gaze | A |
| I dared look up but dared not long | F |
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| 'Wait maiden wait if none are here | U |
| Bearing a charm to charm a tear | V |
| There may who knows be found at last | W |
| Some solace for the sorrow past ' | - |
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| My mother ere the sounds had ceast | W |
| Burst in and drew me down | X |
| Her joy o'erpowered us both her breast | W |
| Covered lost friends and ruin'd town | X |
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| Sweet thought but yielding now | B |
| To many harsher By what blow | Y |
| Art thou dissevered from me War | S |
| That hath career'd too far | Z |
| Closeth his pinions 'Come Phraortes come | O |
| To thy fond friends at home ' | - |
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| Thus beckons Love Away then wishes wild | W |
| O may thy mother be as blest | W |
| As one whose eyes will sink to rest | W |
| Blessing thee for her rescued child | W |
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| Ungenerous stil my heart must be | A2 |
| Throughout the young and festive train | B2 |
| Which thou revisitest again | C2 |
| May none be happier this I fear than she | A2 |
Walter Savage Landor
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