Ballade Of Aucassin Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABBCBC ABABBCBC ABABBCBC D BCBC| Where smooth the southern waters run | A |
| By rustling leagues of poplars grey | B |
| Beneath a veiled soft southern sun | A |
| We wandered out of yesterday | B |
| Went maying through that ancient May | B |
| Whose fallen flowers are fragrant yet | C |
| And loitered by the fountain spray | B |
| With Aucassin and Nicolette | C |
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| The grass grown paths are trod of none | A |
| Where through the woods they went astray | B |
| The spider's traceries are spun | A |
| Across the darkling forest way | B |
| There come no knights that ride to slay | B |
| No pilgrims through the grasses wet | C |
| No shepherd lads that sang their say | B |
| With Aucassin and Nicolette | C |
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| 'Twas here by Nicolette begun | A |
| Her bower of boughs and grasses gay | B |
| 'Scaped from the cell of marble dun | A |
| 'Twas here the lover found the fay | B |
| Ah lovers fond ah foolish play | B |
| How hard we find it to forget | C |
| Who fain would dwell with them as they | B |
| With Aucassin and Nicolette | C |
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| ENVOY | D |
| - | |
| Prince 'tis a melancholy lay | B |
| For youth for love we both regret | C |
| How fair they seem how far away | B |
| With Aucassin and Nicolette | C |
Andrew Lang
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