A Cradle Song Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCC DDEE FFGG GGGG EEHH GGII JJII JJGG| Sweet dreams form a shade | A |
| O'er my lovely infants head | B |
| Sweet dreams of pleasant streams | C |
| By happy silent moony beams | C |
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| Sweet sleep with soft down | D |
| Weave thy brows an infant crown | D |
| Sweet sleep Angel mild | E |
| Hover o'er my happy child | E |
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| Sweet smiles in the night | F |
| Hover over my delight | F |
| Sweet smiles Mothers smiles | G |
| All the livelong night beguiles | G |
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| Sweet moans dovelike sighs | G |
| Chase not slumber from thy eyes | G |
| Sweet moans sweeter smiles | G |
| All the dovelike moans beguiles | G |
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| Sleep sleep happy child | E |
| All creation slept and smil'd | E |
| Sleep sleep happy sleep | H |
| While o'er thee thy mother weep | H |
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| Sweet babe in thy face | G |
| Holy image I can trace | G |
| Sweet babe once like thee | I |
| Thy maker lay and wept for me | I |
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| Wept for me for thee for all | J |
| When he was an infant small | J |
| Thou his image ever see | I |
| Heavenly face that smiles on thee | I |
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| Smiles on thee on me on all | J |
| Who became an infant small | J |
| Infant smiles are His own smiles | G |
| Heaven amp earth to peace beguiles | G |
William Blake
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