Song On Peace Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAB CDCE FGFH IJIJ| No longer I follow a sound | A |
| No longer a dream I pursue | B |
| Oh happiness not to be found | A |
| Unattainable treasure adieu | B |
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| I have sought thee in splendour and dress | C |
| In the regions of pelasure and taste | D |
| I have sought thee and seemed to possess | C |
| But have proved thee a vision at last | E |
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| A humble ambition and hope | F |
| The voice of true wisdom inspires | G |
| 'Tis sufficient if peace be the scope | F |
| And the summit of all our desires | H |
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| Peace may be the lot of the mind | I |
| That seeks it in meekness and love | J |
| But rapture and bliss are confined | I |
| To the glorified spirits above | J |
William Cowper
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