Stanzas Addressed To Lady Hesketh, By A Lady, Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCBC DEDE FGFG| In Returning A Poem Of Mr Cowper's Lent To The Writer On Condition She Should Neither Show It Nor Take A Copy | A |
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| What wonder if my wavering hand | B |
| Had dared to disobey | C |
| When Hesketh gave a harsh command | B |
| And Cowper led astray | C |
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| Then take this tempting gift of thine | D |
| By pen uncopied yet | E |
| But canst thou Memory confine | D |
| Or teach me to forget | E |
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| More lasting than the touch of art | F |
| Her characters remain | G |
| When written by a feeling heart | F |
| On tablets of the brain | G |
William Cowper
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