King Leir And His Three Daughters Poem Rhyme Scheme

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King Leir And His Three Daughters Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

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A lamentable Song of the Death of King Leir and his Three Daughters	A
To the tune of	B
When flying Fame	C
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King Leir once ruled in this land	D
With princely power and peace	E
And had all things with hearts content	F
That might his joys increase	E
Amongst those things that nature gave	G
Three daughters fair had he	H
So princely seeming beautiful	I
As fairer could not be	H
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So on a time it pleas'd the king	J
A question thus to move	K
Which of his daughters to his grace	L
Could shew the dearest love	B
'For to my age you bring content '	-
Quoth he 'then let me hear	M
Which of you three in plighted troth	N
The kindest will appear '	-
	-
To whom the eldest thus began	O
'Dear father mind ' quoth she	H
'Before your face to do you good	P
My blood shall render'd be	H
And for your sake my bleeding heart	Q
Shall here be cut in twain	R
Ere that I see your reverend age	S
The smallest grief sustain '	-
	-
'And so will I ' the second said	T
'Dear father for your sake	U
The worst of all extremities	V
I'll gently undertake	U
And serve your highness night and day	W
With diligence and love	B
That sweet content and quietness	X
Discomforts may remove '	-
	-
'In doing so you glad my soul '	-
The aged king reply'd	W
'But what sayst thou my youngest girl	Y
How is thy love ally'd '	-
'My love quoth young Cordelia then	Z
'Which to your grace I owe	A2
Shall be the duty of a child	W
And that is all I'll show '	-
	-
'And wilt thou shew no more ' quoth he	H
'Than doth thy duty bind	W
I well perceive thy love is small	B2
When as no more I find	W
Henceforth I banish thee my court	W
Thou art no child of mine	C2
Nor any part of this my realm	D2
By favour shall be thine	C2
	-
'Thy elder sisters loves are more	E2
Than well I can demand	W
To whom I equally bestow	A2
My kingdome and my land	W
My pompal state and all my goods	F2
That lovingly I may	W
With those thy sisters be maintain'd	W
Until my dying day '	-
	-
Thus flattering speeches won renown	G2
By these two sisters here	M
The third had causeless banishment	W
Yet was her love more dear	H2
For poor Cordelia patiently	H
Went wandring up and down	G2
Unhelp'd unpity'd gentle maid	W
Through many an English town	G2
	-
Untill at last in famous France	I2
She gentler fortunes found	W
Though poor and bare yet she was deem'd	W
The fairest on the ground	W
Where when the king her virtues heard	W
And this fair lady seen	J2
With full consent of all his court	W
He made his wife and queen	J2
	-
Her father old King Leir this while	K2
With his two daughters staid	W
Forgetful of their promis'd loves	L2
Full soon the same decay'd	W
And living in Queen Ragan's court	W
The eldest of the twain	R
She took from him his chiefest means	M2
And most of all his train	R
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For whereas twenty men were wont	W
To wait with bended knee	H
She gave allowance but to ten	Z
And after scarce to three	H
Nay one she thought too much for him	N2
So took she all away	W
In hope that in her court good king	J
He would no longer stay	W
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'Am I rewarded thus ' quoth he	H
'In giving all I have	O2
Unto my children and to beg	P2
For what I lately gave	G
I'll go unto my Gonorell	K2
My second child I know	A2
Will be more kind and pitiful	K2
And will relieve my woe '	-
	-
Full fast he hies then to her court	W
Where when she heard his moan	Q2
Return'd him answer that she griev'd	W
That all his means were gone	R2
But no way could relieve his wants	S2
Yet if that he would stay	W
Within her kitchen he should have	O2
What scullions gave away	W
	-
When he had heard with bitter tears	T2
He made his answer then	Z
'In what I did let me be made	W
Example to all men	Z
I will return again ' quoth he	H
'Unto my Ragan's court	W
She will not use me thus I hope	U2
But in a kinder sort '	-
	-
Where when he came she gave command	W
To drive him thence away	W
When he was well within her court	W
She said he would not stay	W
Then back again to Gonorell	K2
The woeful king did hie	H
That in her kitchen he might have	O2
What scullion boys set by	V2
	-
But there of that he was deny'd	W
Which she had promis'd late	W
For once refusing he should not	W
Come after to her gate	W
Thus twixt his daughters for relief	W2
He wandred up and down	G2
Being glad to feed on beggars food	W
Than lately wore a crown	G2
	-
And calling to remembrance then	Z
His youngest daughters words	X2
That said the duty of a child	W
Was all that love affords	Y2
But doubting to repair to her	Z2
Whom he had banish'd so	A2
Grew frantic mad for in his mind	W
He bore the wounds of woe	A2
	-
Which made him rend his milk white locks	A3
And tresses from his head	W
And all with blood bestain his cheeks	B3
With age and honour spread	W
To hills and woods and watry founts	B3
He made his hourly moan	Q2
Till hills and woods and senseless things	B3
Did seem to sigh and groan	Q2
	-
Even thus possest with discontents	B3
He passed o're to France	B3
In hopes from fair Cordelia there	C3
To find some gentler chance	B3
	-
Most virtuous dame which when she heard	W
Of this her father's grief	W2
As duty bound she quickly sent	W
Him comfort and relief	W2
	-
And by a train of noble peers	B3
In brave and gallant sort	W
She gave in charge he should be brought	W
To Aganippus' court	W
Whose royal king with noble mind	W
So freely gave consent	W
To muster up his knights at arms	B3
To fame and courage bent	W
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And so to England came with speed	W
To repossesse King Leir	C3
And drive his daughters from their thrones	B3
By his Cordelia dear	C3
Where she true hearted noble queen	J2
Was in the battel slain	R
Yet he good king in his old days	B3
Possest his crown again	Z
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But when he heard Cordelia's death	D3
Who died indeed for love	B
Of her dear father in whose cause	B3
She did this battle move	K
He swooning fell upon her breast	W
From whence he never parted	W
But on her bosom left his life	E3
That was so truly hearted	W
	-
The lords and nobles when they saw	B3
The end of these events	B3
The other sisters unto death	D3
They doomed by consents	B3
And being dead their crowns they left	W
Unto the next of kin	F3
Thus have you seen the fall of pride	W
And disobedient sin	F3