Sonnet To William Wilberforce, Esq. Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABBABACDEFFEGG| Thy country Wilberforce with just disdain | A |
| Hears thee by cruel men and impious call'd | B |
| Fanatic for thy zeal to loose th' enthrall'd | B |
| From exile public sale and slav'ry's chain | A |
| Friend of the poor the wrong'd the fetter gall'd | B |
| Fear not lest labour such as thine be vain | A |
| Thou hast achiev'd a part hast gain'd the ear | C |
| Of Britain's senate to thy glorious cause | D |
| Hope smiles joy springs and tho' cold caution pause | E |
| And weave delay the better hour is near | F |
| That shall remunerate thy toils severe | F |
| By peace for Afric fenc'd with British laws | E |
| Enjoy what thou hast won esteem and love | G |
| From all the just on earth and all the blest above | G |
William Cowper
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