Sonnet Addressed To William Hayley, Esq. Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABBAABBACDCCDD| Hayley thy tenderness fraternal shown | A |
| In our first interview delightful guest | B |
| To Mary and me for her dear sake distressed | B |
| Such as it is has made my heart thy own | A |
| Though heedless now of new engagements grown | A |
| For threescore winters make a wintry breast | B |
| And I had purposed ne'er to go in quest | B |
| Of Friendship more except with God alone | A |
| But thou hast won me nor is God my foe | C |
| Who ere this last afflictive scene began | D |
| Sent thee to mitigate the dreadful blow | C |
| My brother by whose sympathy I know | C |
| Thy true deserts infallibly to scan | D |
| Not more to admire the bard than love the man | D |
William Cowper
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