St. Stephen And Herod Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AA BB A A C A B C D AC E FF| Seynt Stevene was a clerk in Kyng Herowd e s halle | A |
| And servyd him of bred and cloth as every kyng befalle | A |
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| Stevyn out of kechone cam wyth boris hed on honde | B |
| He saw a sterre was fayr and bryght over Bedlem stonde | B |
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| He kyst adoun the boris hed and went in to the halle | A |
| 'I forsak the Kyng Herowd e s and thi werkes all e ' | - |
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| 'I forsak the Kyng Herowd e s and thi werkes alle | A |
| Ther is a chyld in Bedlem born is beter than we alle ' | - |
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| 'Quat eylyt the Stevene quat is the befall e | C |
| Lakkyt the eyther mete or drynk in Kyng Herowdes halle ' | - |
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| 'Lakit me neyther mete ne drynk in Kyng Herowd e s halle | A |
| Ther is a chyld in Bedlem born is beter than we alle ' | - |
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| 'Quat eylyt the Stevyn Art thu wod or thu gynnyst to brede | B |
| Lakkyt the eyther gold or fe or ony ryche wed e ' | - |
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| 'Lakyt me neyther gold ne fe ne non rych e wed e | C |
| Ther is a chyld in Bedlem born xal helpyn us at our nede ' | - |
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| 'That is al so soth Stevyn al so soth iwys | D |
| As this capoun crowe xal that lyth here in myn dysh ' | - |
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| That word was not so son e seyd that word in that halle | A |
| The capoun crew Cristus natus est among the lord e s all e | C |
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| 'Rysyt up myn turmentowres be to and al be on | E |
| And ledyt Stevyn out of this toun and stonyt hym wyth ston ' | - |
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| Tokyn he Stevene and stonyd hym in the way | F |
| And therfore is his evyn on Cryst e s owyn day | F |
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