Ecclesiastical Sonnets - Part I. - Xxxi - The Norman Conquest Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABBAABBACDDCEE| The woman hearted Confessor prepares | A |
| The evanescence of the Saxon line | B |
| Hark 'tis the tolling Curfew the stars shine | B |
| But of the lights that cherish household cares | A |
| And festive gladness burns not one that dares | A |
| To twinkle after that dull stroke of thine | B |
| Emblem and instrument from Thames to Tyne | B |
| Of force that daunts and cunning that ensnares | A |
| Yet as the terrors of the lordly bell | C |
| That quench from hut to palace lamps and fires | D |
| Touch not the tapers of the sacred quires | D |
| Even so a thraldom studious to expel | C |
| Old laws and ancient customs to derange | E |
| To Creed or Ritual brings no fatal change | E |
William Wordsworth
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