The Grave Of Bishop Ken Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAB CDCD EFGF HIHJ KLKL MNMN| On yonder heap of earth forlorn | A |
| Where Ken his place of burial chose | B |
| Peacefully shine O Sabbath morn | A |
| And eve with gentlest hush repose | B |
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| To him is reared no marble tomb | C |
| Within the dim cathedral fane | D |
| But some faint flowers of summer bloom | C |
| And silent falls the wintry rain | D |
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| No village monumental stone | E |
| Records a verse a date a name | F |
| What boots it when thy task is done | G |
| Christian how vain the sound of fame | F |
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| Oh far more grateful to thy God | H |
| The voices of poor children rise | I |
| Who hasten o'er the dewy sod | H |
| To pay their morning sacrifice | J |
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| And can we listen to their hymn | K |
| Heard haply when the evening knell | L |
| Sounds where the village brow is dim | K |
| As if to bid the world farewell | L |
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| Without a thought that from the dust | M |
| The morn shall wake the sleeping clay | N |
| And bid the faithful and the just | M |
| Upspring to heaven's eternal day | N |
William Lisle Bowles
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