Echoes Of Love's House Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AB CC DD EE FF GG HH II| Love gives every gift whereby we long to live | A |
| Love takes every gift and nothing back doth give | B |
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| Love unlocks the lips that else were ever dumb | C |
| Love locks up the lips whence all things good might come | C |
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| Love makes clear the eyes that else would never see | D |
| Love makes blind the eyes to all but me and thee | D |
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| Love turns life to joy till nought is left to gain | E |
| Love turns life to woe till hope is nought and vain | E |
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| Love who changest all change me nevermore | F |
| Love who changest all change my sorrow sore | F |
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| Love burns up the world to changeless heaven and blest | G |
| Love burns up the world to a void of all unrest | G |
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| And there we twain are left and no more work we need | H |
| And I am left alone and who my work shall heed | H |
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| Ah I praise thee Love for utter joyance won | I |
| And is my praise nought worth for all my life undone | I |
William Morris
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