Cleanness Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

Rhyme Scheme: ABCDBEFAFEGAABEFBAFA AHBBBCEEEAAFFFBACAHB AEEAEBHEBFCEAAFAABAI AAAIBFEIAIFEHBBHBABB AEAIAFBAEHAAEABIEBBE FABAJKHIAAFEAAALBEAH HMFBAEFNHEEAAAABHAEH O

Clannesse who so kyndly cow thorn e comendeA
rekken vp alle thorn e resounz thorn at ho by ri t askezB
Fayre formez my t he fynde in for thorn ering his specheC
in thorn e contrare kark combraunce hugeD
For wonder wroth is thorn e Wy thorn at wro t alle thorn ingesB
Wyth thorn e freke thorn at in fyl thorn e fol es Hym afterE
As renkez of relygioun thorn at reden syngenF
aprochen to hys presens prestez arn calledA
Thay teen vnto his temmple temen to hym seluenF
Reken with reuerence thorn ay rychen His auterE
THORN ay hondel thorn er his aune body vsen hit bo thorn eG
If thorn ay in clannes be clos thorn ay cleche gret medeA
Bot if thorn ay conterfete crafte cortaysye wontA
As be honest vtwyth inwith alle fyl thorn ezB
THORN en ar thorn ay synful hemself sulped altogederE
Bo thorn e God His gere hym to greme cachenF
He is so clene in His courte thorn e Kyng thorn at al weldezB
honeste in His housholde hagherlych seruedA
With angelez enourled in alle thorn at is cleneF
Bo thorn withine withouten in wedez ful bry tA
Nif he nere scoymus skyg non sca thorn e louiedA
Hit were a meruayl to much hit mo t not falleH
Kryst kydde hit Hymself in a carp onezB
THORN eras He heuened a t happez hy t hem her medezB
Me mynez on one amonge o thorn er as Ma thorn ew recordezB
THORN at thorn us clanness vnclosez a ful cler specheC
THORN e ha thorn el clene of his hert hapenez ful fayreE
For he schal loke on oure Lorde with a bone chere'E
As so saytz to thorn at sy t seche schal he neuerE
THORN at any vnclannesse hatz on auwhere abowteA
For He thorn at flemus vch fyl thorn e fer fro His hertA
May not byde thorn at burre thorn at hit His body ne enF
For thorn y hy not to heuen in haterez totorneF
Ne in thorn e harlatez hod handez vnwaschenF
For what vr thorn ly ha thorn el thorn at hy honour haldezB
Wolde lyke if a ladde com ly thorn erly attyredA
When he were sette solempnely in a sete rycheC
Abof dukez on dece with dayntys seruedA
THORN en thorn e harlot with haste helded to thorn e tableH
With rent cokrez at thorn e kne his clutte traschezB
his tabarde totorne his totez outeA
O thorn er ani on of alle thorn yse he schulde be halden vtterE
With mony blame ful bygge a boffet peraunterE
Hurled to thorn e halle dore harde thorn eroute schowuedA
be forboden thorn at bor e to bowe thorn ider neuerE
On payne of enprysonment puttyng in stokkezB
thorn us schal he be schent for his schrowde febleH
THORN a neuer in talle ne in tuch he trespas moreE
if vnwelcum he were to a wor thorn lych prynceB
et hym is thorn e hy e Kyng harder in her euenF
As Ma thorn ew melez in his masse of thorn at man rycheC
THORN at made thorn e mukel mangerye to marie his here dereE
sende his sonde thorn en to say thorn at thorn ay samne schuldeA
in comly quoyntis to com to his festeA
'For my boles my borez arn bayted slayneF
my fedde foulez fatted with scla tA
My polyle thorn at is penne fed partrykez bo thorn eA
Wyth scheldez of wylde swyn swanez cronezB
Al is ro thorn eled rosted ry t to thorn e seteA
Comez cof to my corte er hit colde wor thorn e 'I
When thorn ay knewen his cal thorn at thorn ider com schuldeA
Alle excused hem by thorn e skyly he scape by mo tA
On hade bo t hym a bor he sayde by hys traw thorn eA
'Now turne I thorn eder als tyd thorn e toun to byholde 'I
Ano thorn er nayed also nurned thorn is cawseB
'I haf erned at okkez of oxenF
for my hy ez hem bo t to bowe haf I mesterE
To see hem pulle in thorn e plow aproche me byhouez 'I
' I haf wedded a wyf ' so wer hym thorn e thorn rydA
'Excuse me at thorn e court I may not com thorn ere 'I
THORN us thorn ay dro hem adre with daunger vchoneF
THORN at non passed to thorn e plate thorn a he prayed wereE
Thenne thorn e ludych lorde lyked ful illeH
hade dedayn of thorn at dede ful dry ly he carpezB
He saytz 'Now for her owne sor e thorn ay forsaken habbezB
More to wyte is her wrange thorn en any wylle gentylH
THORN enne gotz forth my gomez thorn e grete streetezB
forsettz on vche a syde thorn e cete abouteA
THORN e wayferande frekez on fote on horsB
Bo thorn e burnez burdez thorn e better thorn e wersB
La thorn ez hem alle luflyly to lenge at my festA
bryngez hem bly thorn ly to bor e as barounez thorn ay wereE
So thorn at my palays plat ful be py t al abouteA
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 wakedA
Bro ten bachlerez hem wyth thorn at thorn ay by bonkez mettenF
Swyerez thorn at swyftly swyed on blonkezB
als fele vpon fote of fre of bondeA
When thorn ay com to thorn e courte keppte weren thorn ay fayreE
Sty tled with thorn e stewarde stad in thorn e halleH
Ful manerly with marchal mad for to sitteA
As he watz dere of degre dressed his seeteA
THORN enne seggez to thorn e souerayn sayden thorn erafterE
'Lo Lorde with your leue at your lege hesteA
at thorn i banne we haf bro t as thorn ou beden habbezB
Mony renischsche renkez et is roum more 'I
Sayde thorn e lorde to thorn o ledez 'Laytez et ferreE
Ferre out in thorn e felde fechez mo gestezB
Waytez gorstez greuez if ani gomez lyggezB
Whatkyn folk so thorn er fare fechez hem hiderE
Be thorn ay fers be thorn ay feble forlotez noneF
Be thorn ay hol be thorn ay halt be thorn ay ony edA
thorn a thorn ay ben bo thorn e blynde balterande cruppelezB
THORN at my hous may holly by halkez by fylledA
For certez thorn yse ilk renkez thorn at me renayed habbeJ
denounced me no t now at thorn is tymeK
Schul neuer sitte in my sale my soper to feleH
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 erouteA
diden thorn e dede thorn at watz demed as he deuised hadeA
with peple of alle plytez thorn e palays thorn ay fyllenF
Hit weren not alle on wyuez sunez wonen with on faderE
Whe thorn er thorn ay wern wor thorn y o thorn er wers wel wern thorn ay stowedA
Ay thorn e best byfore bry test atyredA
THORN e derrest at thorn e hy e dese thorn at dubbed wer fayrestA
sy thorn en on len thorn e bilooghe ledez inoghL
ay a s segge s serly semed by her wedezB
So with marschal at her mete mensked thorn ay wereE
Clene men in compaynye forknowen wern lyteA
et thorn e symplest in thorn at sale watz serued to thorn e fulleH
Bo thorn e with menske with mete mynstrasy nobleH
alle thorn e laykez thorn at a lorde a t in londe scheweM
thorn ay bigonne to be glad thorn at god drink hadenF
vch mon with his mach made hym at eseB
Now inmyddez thorn e mete thorn e mayster hym bi thorn o tA
THORN at he wolde se thorn e semble thorn at samned was thorn ereE
rehayte rekenly thorn e riche thorn e pou erenF
cherisch hem alle with his cher chaufen her joyeN
THORN en he bowez fro his bour into thorn e brode halleH
to thorn e best on thorn e bench bede hym be myryE
Solased hem with semblaunt syled fyrreE
Tron fro table to table talkede ay myr thorn eA
Bot as he ferked ouer thorn e flor he fande with his y eA
Hit watz not for a halyday honestly arayedA
A thorn ral thorn ry t in thorn e thorn rong vn thorn ryuandely clo thorn edA
Ne no festiual frok bot fyled with werkkezB
THORN e gome watz vngarnyst with god men to deleH
gremed thorn erwith thorn e grete lorde greue hym he thorn o tA
'Say me frende ' quo thorn thorn e freke with a felle chereE
'Hov wan thorn ou into thorn is won in wedez so fowleH
THORN e abyt thorn at thorn ou hatz vpon no halyday hiO

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