Song: Dost Thou Idly Ask To Hear Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCBDCEC FGFGHIJI KGKGCGCG LILIMCMC NONOFOFO| Dost thou idly ask to hear | A |
| At what gentle seasons | B |
| Nymphs relent when lovers near | C |
| Press the tenderest reasons | B |
| Ah they give their faith too oft | D |
| To the careless wooer | C |
| Maidens' hearts are always soft | E |
| Would that men's were truer | C |
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| Woo the fair one when around | F |
| Early birds are singing | G |
| When o'er all the fragrant ground | F |
| Early herbs are springing | G |
| When the brookside bank and grove | H |
| All with blossoms laden | I |
| Shine with beauty breathe of love | J |
| Woo the timid maiden | I |
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| Woo her when with rosy blush | K |
| Summer eve is sinking | G |
| When on rills that softly gush | K |
| Stars are softly winking | G |
| When through boughs that knit the bower | C |
| Moonlight gleams are stealing | G |
| Woo her till the gentle hour | C |
| Wake a gentler feeling | G |
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| Woo her when autumnal dyes | L |
| Tinge the woody mountain | I |
| When the dropping foliage lies | L |
| In the weedy fountain | I |
| Let the scene that tells how fast | M |
| Youth is passing over | C |
| Warn her ere her bloom is past | M |
| To secure her lover | C |
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| Woo her when the north winds call | N |
| At the lattice nightly | O |
| When within the cheerful hall | N |
| Blaze the fagots brightly | O |
| While the wintry tempest round | F |
| Sweeps the landscape hoary | O |
| Sweeter in her ear shall sound | F |
| Love's delightful story | O |
William Cullen Bryant
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