Cleanness Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDBEFAFEGAABEFBAFA AHBBBCEEEAAFFFBACAHB AEEAEBHEBFCEAAFAABAI AAAIBFEIAIFEHBBHBABB AEAIAFBAEHAAEABIEBBE FABAJKHIAAFEAAALBEAH HMFBAEFNHEEAAAABHAEH OClannesse who so kyndly cow thorn e comende | A |
rekken vp alle thorn e resounz thorn at ho by ri t askez | B |
Fayre formez my t he fynde in for thorn ering his speche | C |
in thorn e contrare kark combraunce huge | D |
For wonder wroth is thorn e Wy thorn at wro t alle thorn inges | B |
Wyth thorn e freke thorn at in fyl thorn e fol es Hym after | E |
As renkez of relygioun thorn at reden syngen | F |
aprochen to hys presens prestez arn called | A |
Thay teen vnto his temmple temen to hym seluen | F |
Reken with reuerence thorn ay rychen His auter | E |
THORN ay hondel thorn er his aune body vsen hit bo thorn e | G |
If thorn ay in clannes be clos thorn ay cleche gret mede | A |
Bot if thorn ay conterfete crafte cortaysye wont | A |
As be honest vtwyth inwith alle fyl thorn ez | B |
THORN en ar thorn ay synful hemself sulped altogeder | E |
Bo thorn e God His gere hym to greme cachen | F |
He is so clene in His courte thorn e Kyng thorn at al weldez | B |
honeste in His housholde hagherlych serued | A |
With angelez enourled in alle thorn at is clene | F |
Bo thorn withine withouten in wedez ful bry t | A |
Nif he nere scoymus skyg non sca thorn e louied | A |
Hit were a meruayl to much hit mo t not falle | H |
Kryst kydde hit Hymself in a carp onez | B |
THORN eras He heuened a t happez hy t hem her medez | B |
Me mynez on one amonge o thorn er as Ma thorn ew recordez | B |
THORN at thorn us clanness vnclosez a ful cler speche | C |
THORN e ha thorn el clene of his hert hapenez ful fayre | E |
For he schal loke on oure Lorde with a bone chere' | E |
As so saytz to thorn at sy t seche schal he neuer | E |
THORN at any vnclannesse hatz on auwhere abowte | A |
For He thorn at flemus vch fyl thorn e fer fro His hert | A |
May not byde thorn at burre thorn at hit His body ne en | F |
For thorn y hy not to heuen in haterez totorne | F |
Ne in thorn e harlatez hod handez vnwaschen | F |
For what vr thorn ly ha thorn el thorn at hy honour haldez | B |
Wolde lyke if a ladde com ly thorn erly attyred | A |
When he were sette solempnely in a sete ryche | C |
Abof dukez on dece with dayntys serued | A |
THORN en thorn e harlot with haste helded to thorn e table | H |
With rent cokrez at thorn e kne his clutte traschez | B |
his tabarde totorne his totez oute | A |
O thorn er ani on of alle thorn yse he schulde be halden vtter | E |
With mony blame ful bygge a boffet peraunter | E |
Hurled to thorn e halle dore harde thorn eroute schowued | A |
be forboden thorn at bor e to bowe thorn ider neuer | E |
On payne of enprysonment puttyng in stokkez | B |
thorn us schal he be schent for his schrowde feble | H |
THORN a neuer in talle ne in tuch he trespas more | E |
if vnwelcum he were to a wor thorn lych prynce | B |
et hym is thorn e hy e Kyng harder in her euen | F |
As Ma thorn ew melez in his masse of thorn at man ryche | C |
THORN at made thorn e mukel mangerye to marie his here dere | E |
sende his sonde thorn en to say thorn at thorn ay samne schulde | A |
in comly quoyntis to com to his feste | A |
'For my boles my borez arn bayted slayne | F |
my fedde foulez fatted with scla t | A |
My polyle thorn at is penne fed partrykez bo thorn e | A |
Wyth scheldez of wylde swyn swanez cronez | B |
Al is ro thorn eled rosted ry t to thorn e sete | A |
Comez cof to my corte er hit colde wor thorn e ' | I |
When thorn ay knewen his cal thorn at thorn ider com schulde | A |
Alle excused hem by thorn e skyly he scape by mo t | A |
On hade bo t hym a bor he sayde by hys traw thorn e | A |
'Now turne I thorn eder als tyd thorn e toun to byholde ' | I |
Ano thorn er nayed also nurned thorn is cawse | B |
'I haf erned at okkez of oxen | F |
for my hy ez hem bo t to bowe haf I mester | E |
To see hem pulle in thorn e plow aproche me byhouez ' | I |
' I haf wedded a wyf ' so wer hym thorn e thorn ryd | A |
'Excuse me at thorn e court I may not com thorn ere ' | I |
THORN us thorn ay dro hem adre with daunger vchone | F |
THORN at non passed to thorn e plate thorn a he prayed were | E |
Thenne thorn e ludych lorde lyked ful ille | H |
hade dedayn of thorn at dede ful dry ly he carpez | B |
He saytz 'Now for her owne sor e thorn ay forsaken habbez | B |
More to wyte is her wrange thorn en any wylle gentyl | H |
THORN enne gotz forth my gomez thorn e grete streetez | B |
forsettz on vche a syde thorn e cete aboute | A |
THORN e wayferande frekez on fote on hors | B |
Bo thorn e burnez burdez thorn e better thorn e wers | B |
La thorn ez hem alle luflyly to lenge at my fest | A |
bryngez hem bly thorn ly to bor e as barounez thorn ay were | E |
So thorn at my palays plat ful be py t al aboute | A |
THORN ise o thorn er wrechez iwysse wor thorn y no t wern ' | I |
THORN en thorn ay cayred com thorn at thorn e cost waked | A |
Bro ten bachlerez hem wyth thorn at thorn ay by bonkez metten | F |
Swyerez thorn at swyftly swyed on blonkez | B |
als fele vpon fote of fre of bonde | A |
When thorn ay com to thorn e courte keppte weren thorn ay fayre | E |
Sty tled with thorn e stewarde stad in thorn e halle | H |
Ful manerly with marchal mad for to sitte | A |
As he watz dere of degre dressed his seete | A |
THORN enne seggez to thorn e souerayn sayden thorn erafter | E |
'Lo Lorde with your leue at your lege heste | A |
at thorn i banne we haf bro t as thorn ou beden habbez | B |
Mony renischsche renkez et is roum more ' | I |
Sayde thorn e lorde to thorn o ledez 'Laytez et ferre | E |
Ferre out in thorn e felde fechez mo gestez | B |
Waytez gorstez greuez if ani gomez lyggez | B |
Whatkyn folk so thorn er fare fechez hem hider | E |
Be thorn ay fers be thorn ay feble forlotez none | F |
Be thorn ay hol be thorn ay halt be thorn ay ony ed | A |
thorn a thorn ay ben bo thorn e blynde balterande cruppelez | B |
THORN at my hous may holly by halkez by fylled | A |
For certez thorn yse ilk renkez thorn at me renayed habbe | J |
denounced me no t now at thorn is tyme | K |
Schul neuer sitte in my sale my soper to fele | H |
Ne suppe on sope of my seve thorn a thorn a thorn ay swelt schulde ' | I |
Thenne thorn e sergauntez at thorn at sawe swengen thorn eroute | A |
diden thorn e dede thorn at watz demed as he deuised hade | A |
with peple of alle plytez thorn e palays thorn ay fyllen | F |
Hit weren not alle on wyuez sunez wonen with on fader | E |
Whe thorn er thorn ay wern wor thorn y o thorn er wers wel wern thorn ay stowed | A |
Ay thorn e best byfore bry test atyred | A |
THORN e derrest at thorn e hy e dese thorn at dubbed wer fayrest | A |
sy thorn en on len thorn e bilooghe ledez inogh | L |
ay a s segge s serly semed by her wedez | B |
So with marschal at her mete mensked thorn ay were | E |
Clene men in compaynye forknowen wern lyte | A |
et thorn e symplest in thorn at sale watz serued to thorn e fulle | H |
Bo thorn e with menske with mete mynstrasy noble | H |
alle thorn e laykez thorn at a lorde a t in londe schewe | M |
thorn ay bigonne to be glad thorn at god drink haden | F |
vch mon with his mach made hym at ese | B |
Now inmyddez thorn e mete thorn e mayster hym bi thorn o t | A |
THORN at he wolde se thorn e semble thorn at samned was thorn ere | E |
rehayte rekenly thorn e riche thorn e pou eren | F |
cherisch hem alle with his cher chaufen her joye | N |
THORN en he bowez fro his bour into thorn e brode halle | H |
to thorn e best on thorn e bench bede hym be myry | E |
Solased hem with semblaunt syled fyrre | E |
Tron fro table to table talkede ay myr thorn e | A |
Bot as he ferked ouer thorn e flor he fande with his y e | A |
Hit watz not for a halyday honestly arayed | A |
A thorn ral thorn ry t in thorn e thorn rong vn thorn ryuandely clo thorn ed | A |
Ne no festiual frok bot fyled with werkkez | B |
THORN e gome watz vngarnyst with god men to dele | H |
gremed thorn erwith thorn e grete lorde greue hym he thorn o t | A |
'Say me frende ' quo thorn thorn e freke with a felle chere | E |
'Hov wan thorn ou into thorn is won in wedez so fowle | H |
THORN e abyt thorn at thorn ou hatz vpon no halyday hi | O |
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