Epitaph On Dr. Johnson Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBCCDDEEHere Johnson lies a sage by all allow'd | A |
Whom to have bred may well make England proud | A |
Whose prose was eloquence by wisdom taught | B |
The graceful vehicle of virtuous thought | B |
Whose verse may claim grave masculine and strong | C |
Superior praise to the mere poet's song | C |
Who many a noble gift from heaven possess'd | D |
And faith at last alone worth all the rest | D |
O man immortal by a double prize | E |
By fame on earth by glory in the skies | E |
William Cowper
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