Stanzas Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCBBDBDD EFEFFGFGG HIJIIDIDD KGLGGMGMM NONOOPNPQ FRFRRSRSS TDTDDUDUU QOPOOVOOO| WITHIN our happy castle there dwelt One | A |
| Whom without blame I may not overlook | B |
| For never sun on living creature shone | C |
| Who more devout enjoyment with us took | B |
| Here on his hours he hung as on a book | B |
| On his own time here would he float away | D |
| As doth a fly upon a summer brook | B |
| But go tomorrow or belike today | D |
| Seek for him he is fled and whither none can say | D |
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| Thus often would he leave our peaceful home | E |
| And find elsewhere his business or delight | F |
| Out of our Valley's limit did he roam | E |
| Full many a time upon a stormy night | F |
| His voice came to us from the neighbouring height | F |
| Oft could we see him driving full in view | G |
| At mid day when the sun was shining bright | F |
| What ill was on him what he had to do | G |
| A mighty wonder bred among our quiet crew | G |
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| Ah piteous sight it was to see this Man | H |
| When he came back to us a withered flower | I |
| Or like a sinful creature pale and wan | J |
| Down would he sit and without strength or power | I |
| Look at the common grass from hour to hour | I |
| And oftentimes how long I fear to say | D |
| Where apple trees in blossom made a bower | I |
| Retired in that sunshiny shade he lay | D |
| And like a naked Indian slept himself away | D |
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| Great wonder to our gentle tribe it was | K |
| Whenever from our Valley he withdrew | G |
| For happier soul no living creature has | L |
| Than he had beiug here the long day through | G |
| Some thought he was a lover and did woo | G |
| Some thought far worse of him and judged him wrong | M |
| But verse was what he had been wedded to | G |
| And his own mind did like a tempest strong | M |
| Come to him thus and drove the weary Wight along | M |
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| With him there often walked in friendly guise | N |
| Or lay upon the moss by brook or tree | O |
| A noticeable Man with large grey eyes | N |
| And a pale face that seemed undoubtedly | O |
| As if a blooming face it ought to be | O |
| Heavy his low hung lip did oft appear | P |
| Deprest by weight of musing Phantasy | N |
| Profound his forehead was though not severe | P |
| Yet some did think that he had little business here | Q |
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| Sweet heaven forfend his was a lawful right | F |
| Noisy he was and gamesome as a boy | R |
| His limbs would toss about him with delight | F |
| Like branches when strong winds the trees annoy | R |
| Nor lacked his calmer hours device or toy | R |
| To banish listlessness and irksome care | S |
| He would have taught you how you might employ | R |
| Yourself and many did to him repair | S |
| And certes not in vain he had inventions rare | S |
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| Expedients too of simplest sort he tried | T |
| Long blades of grass plucked round him as he lay | D |
| Made to his ear attentively applied | T |
| A pipe on which the wind would deftly play | D |
| Glasses he had that little things display | D |
| The beetle panoplied in gems and gold | U |
| A mailed angel on a battle day | D |
| The mysteries that cups of flowers enfold | U |
| And all the gorgeous sights which fairies do behold | U |
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| He would entice that other Man to hear | Q |
| His music and to view his imagery | O |
| And sooth these two were each to the other dear | P |
| No livelier love in such a place could be | O |
| There did they dwell from earthly labour free | O |
| As happy spirits as were ever seen | V |
| If but a bird to keep them company | O |
| Or butterfly sate down they were I ween | O |
| As pleased as if the same had been a Maiden queen | O |
William Wordsworth
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