Chevy-chase Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

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The Perse owt off NorthombarlondeA
And a vowe to God mayd heB
That he wold hunte in the mowntaynsC
Off Chyviat within days threD
In the magger of doughte DoglesC
And all that ever with him beB
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The fattiste hartes in all CheviatA
He sayd he wold kyll and cary them awayE
'Be my feth ' sayd the doughteti Doglas agaynF
'I wyll let that hontyng yf that I mayE
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Then the Perse owt off Banborowe camG
With him a myghtee meanyF
With fifteen hondrith archares bold off blood and boneF
The wear chosen owt of shyars threD
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This begane on a Monday at mornF
In Cheviat the hyllys so heF
They chylde may rue that ys un bornF
It wos the mor pitteA
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The dryvars thorowe the woodes wentA
For to reas the dearD
Bomen byckarte uppone the bentA
With ther browd aros cleareD
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Then the wyld thorowe the woodes wentA
On every syde shearD
Greahondes thorowe the grevis glentA
For to kyll thear dearD
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This began in Chyviat the hyls aboneF
yerly on a Monnyn dayA
Be that it drewe to the oware off noneF
A hondrith fat hartes ded ther layA
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The blewe a mort uppone the bentA
The semblyde on sydis shearD
To the quyrry then the Perse wentA
To se the bryttlynge off the deareD
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He sayd 'It was the Doglas promysC
This day to met me hearD
But I wyste he wolde faylle verament '-
A great oth the Perse swearD
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At the laste a squyar off NorthomberlondeA
Lokyde at his hand full nyF
He was war a the doughetie Doglas commyngeH
With him a mygtte meanyF
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Both with spear bylle and brandeA
Yt was a myghtti sight to seC
Hardyar men both off hart nor handeA
Wear not in CristianteA
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The wear twenti hondrith spear men goodA
Without any fealeA
The wear borne along be the watter a TwyndeA
Yth bowndes of TividaleA
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'Leave of the brytlyng of the dear ' he saydA
'and to your boys lock ye tayk good hedeA
For never sithe ye wear on your mothars borneF
Had ye never so mickle nede '-
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The doughtei Dogglas on a stedeA
He rode alle his men beforneF
His armour glytteryde as dyd a gledeA
A boldar barne was never bornF
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'Tell me whos men ye ar' he saysC
'Or whos men that ye beF
Who gave youe leave to hunte in this Cyviat chaysC
In the spyt of myn and of me '-
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The first mane that ever him an answear maydA
Yt was the good lord PerseC
'We wyll not tell the whoys men we ar ' he saysC
'Nor whos men that we beF
But we wyll hounte hear in this chaysC
In the spyt of thyne and of theI
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'The fattiste hartes in all ChyviatA
We have kyld and cast to carry them away '-
'Be my troth ' sayd the doughete Dogglas agaynF
'Therefor the ton of us shall de this day '-
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Then sayd the doughte DoglasC
Unto the lord PerseC
'To kyll alle thes giltles menF
Alas it wear great pitteA
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'But Perse Thowe art a lorde of landeA
I am a yerle callyd within my contreD
Let all our men uppone a parti standeA
And do the battell off the and of me '-
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Nowe Cristes cors on his crowne' sayd the lorde PerseC
'Who so ever ther to says nayF
Be my troth doughtte Doglas ' he saysC
'Thou shalt never se that dayF
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'Nethar in Ynglonde Skottlonde nar FranceC
Nor for no man of a woman bornF
But and fortune be my chanceC
I dar met him on man for on '-
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Then bespayke a squyar off NorthombarlondeF
Richard Wytharynton was his namG
'It shall never be told in Sothe Ynglonde ' he saysC
'To Kyng Herry the Fourth for shamG
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'I wat youe byn great lordes twawE
I am a poor squyar of landeF
I wylle never se my captayne fyght on a fyldeF
And stande my selffe and loocke onF
But whylle I may my weppone weldeF
I wylle no fayle both hart and hande '-
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That day that day that dredfull dayF
The first fit here I fyndeF
And youe wyll here any more a the hountynge a the ChyviatF
Yet ys there mor behyndeF
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The Yngglyshe men hade ther bowys yebentF
Ther hartes wer good yenougheJ
The first off arros that the shote offJ
Seven skore spear men the slougheJ
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Yet byddys the yerle Doglas uppon the bentF
A captayne good yenougheJ
And that was sene veramentF
For he wrought hom both woo and woucheK
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The Dogglas partyd his ost in threD
Lyk a cheffe cheften off prydeF
With suar spears off mygtte treD
The bunny in on every sydeF
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Thrughe our Yngglyshe archeryD
Gave many a wounde fulle wydeF
Many a doughete the garde to dyF
Which ganyde them no prydeF
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The Ynglyshe men let ther boys beD
And pulde owt brandes that were brighteF
It was a hevy syght to seC
Bryght swordes on basnites lyghtF
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Thorowe ryche male and myneyepleA
Many sterne the strocke done streghtF
Many a freyke that was fulle freD
Ther under foot dyd lyghtF
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At last the Duglas and the Perse metF
Lyk to captayns of myght and of mayneF
The swapte togethar tylle the both swatF
With swordes that wear of fyn myllanF
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Thes worthe freckys for to fyghtF
Ther to the wear fulle fayneF
Tylle the bloode owte off thear basnetes sprenteF
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'Yelde the Perse ' sayde the DoglasC
And i feth I shalle the bryngeH
Wher thowe shalte have a yerls wagisC
Of Jamy our Skottish kyngeH
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'Thou shalte have they ransom freD
I hight the hear this thingeH
Forr the manfullyste man yet art thoweE
That ever I conqueryd in filde fighttynge '-
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'Nay ' sayd the lord PerseC
'I told it the beforneF
That I wolde never yeldyde beD
To no man of a woman born '-
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With that ther cam an arrowe hastelyA
Forthe off a myghtte waneF
Hit hathe strekene the yerle DuglasC
In at the brest baneF
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Thorowe lyvar and longes batheL
The sharpte arrowe ys ganeF
That never after in all his lyffe daysC
He spayke mo wordes but aneF
That was 'Fygte ye my myrry men whyllys ye mayD
For my lyff days ben gan '-
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The Perse leanyde on his brandeF
And saw the Duglas deD
He tooke the dede mane by the handeD
And sayd 'Wo ys me for the '-
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To have savyde thy lyffe I wolde have partyde withM
My landes for years threD
For a beter man of hart nare of handeD
Was nat in all the north contre '-
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Off all that se a Skottishe knyghtD
Was callyd Ser Hewe the MonggombyrryD
He saw the Duglas to the deth was dyghtD
He spendyd a spear a trusti treD
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He rod uppone a corsiareD
Throughe a hondrith archeryD
He never synttyde nar never blaneF
Tylle he cam to the good lord PerseC
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He set uppone the lorde PerseC
A dynte that was full soareD
With a suar spear of a myghtte treD
Clean thorow the body he the Perse berD
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A the tothar syde that a man myght seC
A large cloth yard and mareD
Towe bettar captayns wear nat in CristianteD
Then that day slan wear therD
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An archar off NorthomberlondeD
Say slean was the lord PerseC
He bar a bende bowe in his handD
Was made off trusti treD
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An arow that a cloth yarde was langN
To the harde stele halyde heD
A dynt that was both sad and soarD
He sat on Ser Hewe the MonggombyrryD
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The dynt yt was both sad and sarD
That he of Monggomberry seteD
The swane fethars that his arrowe barD
With his hart blood the wear weteD
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Ther was never a freake wone foot wolde fleA
but still in stour dyd standD
Heawyng on yche othar whylle the myghte dreD
With many a balfull brandeD
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This battell begane in ChyviatD
An owar befor the noneF
And when even songe bell was rangN
The battell was nat half doneF
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The tocke on ethar handeD
Be the lyght off the moneF
Many hade no strenght for to standeD
In Chyviat the hillys abonF
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Of fifteen hondrith archars of YnglondeD
West away but seventi and threD
Of twenti hondrith spear men of SkotlondeD
But even five and fiftiD
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But all wear slayne Cheviat withinF
The hade no strenthe to stand on hy-
The chylde may rue that ys unborneF
It was the more pitteD
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Thear was slayne withe the lord PerseC
Ser Johan of AgerstoneF
Ser Rogar the hinde HartlyA
Ser Wyllyam the bolde HearoneF
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Ser Jorg the worthe LoumleA
A knyghte of great renowenF
Ser Raff the ryche RugbeD
With dyntes wear beaten doweneF
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For Wetharryngton my harte was woE
That ever he slayne shulde beD
For when both his leggis wear hewyne in toD
yet he knyled and fought on hys knyF
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Ther was slayne with the dougheti DuglasC
Ser Hewe the MonggombyrryD
Ser Davvy Lwdale that worthe wasC
His sistars son was heD
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Ser Charls a Murre in that placeC
That never a foot wolde fleA
Ser Hewe Maxwelle a lorde he wasC
With tD

Anonymous Olde English



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