On The Swallow (from The Greek) Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCB DEFE GAGA| Attic maid with honey fed | A |
| Bear'st thou to thy callow brood | B |
| Yonder locust from the mead | C |
| Destined their delicious food | B |
| - | |
| Ye have kindred voices clear | D |
| Ye alike unfold the wing | E |
| Migrate hither sojourn here | F |
| Both attendant on the spring | E |
| - | |
| Ah for pity drop the prize | G |
| Let it not with truth be said | A |
| That a songster gasps and dies | G |
| That a songster may be fed | A |
William Cowper
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