On A Plant Of Virgin's Bower. Designed To Cover A Garden-seat Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAB CDED FGFG HAHA| Thrive gentle plant and weave a bower | A |
| For Mary and for me | B |
| And deck with many a splendid flower | A |
| Thy foliage large and free | B |
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| Thou camest from Eartham and wilt shade | C |
| If truly I divine | D |
| Some future day the illustrious head | E |
| Of him who made thee mine | D |
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| Should Daphne show a jealous frown | F |
| And envy seize the bay | G |
| Affirming none so fit to crown | F |
| Such honour'd brows as they | G |
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| Thy cause with zeal we shall defend | H |
| And with convincing power | A |
| For why should not the virgin's friend | H |
| Be crown'd with virgin's bower | A |
William Cowper
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