The Perfect Sacrifice Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAB CDED FGFG HIJI| I place an offering at thy shrine | A |
| From taint and blemish clear | B |
| Simple and pure in its design | A |
| Of all that I hold dear | B |
| - | |
| I yield thee back thy gifts again | C |
| Thy gifts which most I prize | D |
| Desirous only to retain | E |
| The notice of thine eyes | D |
| - | |
| But if by thine adored decree | F |
| That blessing be denied | G |
| Resigned and unreluctant see | F |
| My every wish subside | G |
| - | |
| Thy will in all things I approve | H |
| Exalted or cast down | I |
| Thy will in every state I love | J |
| And even in thy frown | I |
William Cowper
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