Wardour Castle Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABBACDDCEEFFGHIIJJKK| If rich designs of sumptuous art may please | A |
| Or Nature's loftier views august and old | B |
| Stranger behold this spreading scene behold | B |
| This amphitheatre of aged trees | A |
| That solemn wave above thee and around | C |
| Darken the towering hills Dost thou complain | D |
| That thou shouldst cope with penury or pain | D |
| Or sigh to think what pleasures might be found | C |
| Amid such wide possessions Pause awhile | E |
| Imagine thou dost see the sick man smile | E |
| See the pale exiles that in yonder dome | F |
| Safe from the wasteful storm have found a home | F |
| And thank the Giver of all good that lent | G |
| To the humane retired beneficent | H |
| The power to bless Nor lift thy heart elate | I |
| If such domains be thine but emulate | I |
| The fair example and those deeds that rise | J |
| Like holy incense wafted to the skies | J |
| Those deeds that shall sustain the conscious soul | K |
| When all this empty world hath perished like a scroll | K |
William Lisle Bowles
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