The War Song Of William The Conqueror Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCCBDEEDD BFFBGHHGG BIIBGCCGG BCCBDEEDD| By the splendor of God was a characteristic oath of William the Conqueror | A |
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| By the splendor of God We come We come | B |
| To fight to the death for Old England's crown | C |
| To reign by God's grace or in gore go down | C |
| By the splendor of God We come We come | B |
| Sword in hand by a King who dares | D |
| To fight that God and our Right be made | E |
| Our Right Divine by a bloody blade | E |
| Sword in hand by a King who dares | D |
| By a King who dares | D |
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| By the splendor of God We come We come | B |
| In swoop for fierce flesh like a bird of prey | F |
| In scent of the blood of the brave to day | F |
| By the splendor of God We come We come | B |
| Sword in hand for the Love of God | G |
| Since blood is holy and royal wine | H |
| Advance Drink health to the Norman line | H |
| Sword in hand for the Love of God | G |
| For the Love of God | G |
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| By the splendor of God We come We come | B |
| Beware of the shock of the serried rank | I |
| Beware of the brand of the fiery Frank | I |
| By the splendor of God We come We come | B |
| Sword in hand by the Grace of God | G |
| We fight till death for Old England's crown | C |
| Till Harold or We with our crowns go down | C |
| Sword in hand by the Grace of God | G |
| By the Grace of God | G |
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| By the splendor of God We come We come | B |
| To fight to the death for Old England's crown | C |
| To reign by God's grace or in gore go down | C |
| By the splendor of God We come We come | B |
| Sword in hand by a King who dares | D |
| To fight that God and our Right be made | E |
| Our Right Divine by a bloody blade | E |
| Sword in hand by a King who dares | D |
| By a King who dares | D |
A. H. Laidlaw
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