To R. A. M. S. Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCD EFGHIJKLM NFONGP QNRSATUVW NXNYN AZCD| The Spirit of Wine | A |
| Sang in my glass and I listened | B |
| With love to his odorous music | C |
| His flushed and magnificent song | D |
| - | |
| 'I am health I am heart I am life | E |
| For I give for the asking | F |
| The fire of my father the Sun | G |
| And the strength of my mother the Earth | H |
| Inspiration in essence | I |
| I am wisdom and wit to the wise | J |
| His visible muse to the poet | K |
| The soul of desire to the lover | L |
| The genius of laughter to all | M |
| - | |
| 'Come lean on me ye that are weary | N |
| Rise ye faint hearted and doubting | F |
| Haste ye that lag by the way | O |
| I am Pride the consoler | N |
| Valour and Hope are my henchmen | G |
| I am the Angel of Rest | P |
| - | |
| 'I am life I am wealth I am fame | Q |
| For I captain an army | N |
| Of shining and generous dreams | R |
| And mine too all mine are the keys | S |
| Of that secret spiritual shrine | A |
| Where his work a day soul put by | T |
| Shut in with his saint of saints | U |
| With his radiant and conquering self | V |
| Man worships and talks and is glad | W |
| - | |
| 'Come sit with me ye that are lovely | N |
| Ye that are paid with disdain | X |
| Ye that are chained and would soar | N |
| I am beauty and love | Y |
| I am friendship the comforter | N |
| I am that which forgives and forgets ' | - |
| - | |
| The Spirit of Wine | A |
| Sang in my heart and I triumphed | Z |
| In the savour and scent of his music | C |
| His magnetic and mastering song | D |
William Ernest Henley
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