The Bells Of Ostend Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AAAABBAABCDEFFAAGGAA| No I never till life and its shadows shall end | A |
| Can forget the sweet sound of the bells of Ostend | A |
| The day set in darkness the wind it blew loud | A |
| And rung as it passed through each murmuring shroud | A |
| My forehead was wet with the foam of the spray | B |
| My heart sighed in secret for those far away | B |
| When slowly the morning advanced from the east | A |
| The toil and the noise of the tempest had ceased | A |
| The peal from a land I ne'er saw seemed to say | B |
| 'Let the stranger forget every sorrow to day ' | C |
| Yet the short lived emotion was mingled with pain | D |
| I thought of those eyes I should ne'er see again | E |
| I thought of the kiss the last kiss which I gave | F |
| And a tear of regret fell unseen on the wave | F |
| I thought of the schemes fond affection had planned | A |
| Of the trees of the towers of my own native land | A |
| But still the sweet sounds as they swelled to the air | G |
| Seemed tidings of pleasure though mournful to bear | G |
| And I never till life and its shadows shall end | A |
| Can forget the sweet sound of the bells of Ostend | A |
William Lisle Bowles
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