Strada's Nightingale Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAC DEDE FEGH IJIJ| The shepherd touch'd his reed sweet Philomel | A |
| Essay'd and oft essay'd to catch the strain | B |
| And treasuring as on her ear they fell | A |
| The numbers echo d note for note again | C |
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| The peevish youth who ne'er had foundbefore | D |
| A rival of his skill indignant heard | E |
| And soon for various was his tuneful store | D |
| In loftier tones defied the simple bird | E |
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| She dared the task and rising as he rose | F |
| With all the force that passion gives inspired | E |
| Return d the sounds awhile but in the close | G |
| Exhausted fell and at his feet expired | H |
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| Thus strength not skill prevail'd O fatal strife | I |
| By thee poor songstress playfully begun | J |
| And O sad victory which cost thy life | I |
| And he may wish that he had never won | J |
William Cowper
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