Mary Magdalen Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCCBDE FGGFHH IJJIKK LMMLHH| FROM THE SPANISH OF BARTOLOME LEONARDO DE ARGENSOLA | A |
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| Blessed yet sinful one and broken hearted | B |
| The crowd are pointing at the thing forlorn | C |
| In wonder and in scorn | C |
| Thou weepest days of innocence departed | B |
| Thou weepest and thy tears have power to move | D |
| The Lord to pity and love | E |
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| The greatest of thy follies is forgiven | F |
| Even for the least of all the tears that shine | G |
| On that pale cheek of thine | G |
| Thou didst kneel down to Him who came from heaven | F |
| Evil and ignorant and thou shalt rise | H |
| Holy and pure and wise | H |
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| It is not much that to the fragrant blossom | I |
| The ragged brier should change the bitter fir | J |
| Distil Arabian myrrh | J |
| Nor that upon the wintry desert's bosom | I |
| The harvest should rise plenteous and the swain | K |
| Bear home the abundant grain | K |
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| But come and see the bleak and barren mountains | L |
| Thick to their tops with roses come and see | M |
| Leaves on the dry dead tree | M |
| The perished plant set out by living fountains | L |
| Grows fruitful and its beauteous branches rise | H |
| For ever towards the skies | H |
William Cullen Bryant
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