In The Country Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCD EEFG HHII JKLL| This life is sweetest in this wood | A |
| I hear no children cry for food | B |
| I see no woman white with care | C |
| No man with muscled wasting here | D |
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| No doubt it is a selfish thing | E |
| To fly from human suffering | E |
| No doubt he is a selfish man | F |
| Who shuns poor creatures sad and wan | G |
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| But 'tis a wretched life to face | H |
| Hunger in almost every place | H |
| Cursed with a hand that's empty when | I |
| The heart is full to help all men | I |
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| Can I admire the statue great | J |
| When living men starve at its feet | K |
| Can I admire the park's green tree | L |
| A roof for homeless misery | L |
William Henry Davies
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