Epitaph On Johnson Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBCCDDEE| Here Johnson lies a sage by all allowed | 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 possessed | 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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