Queen Eleanor's Confession Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCB DEA FAB GDCD GHI IDJD AAA GAC GAC GGG J FA GBK J F GHG J F BLAD BLAD M G GGCG HAN| Queene Elianor was a sicke woman | A |
| And afraid that she should dye | B |
| Then she sent for two fryars of France | C |
| To speke with her speedilye | B |
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| The king called downe his nobles all | D |
| By one by two by three | E |
| 'Earl Marshall Ile go shrive the queene | A |
| And thou shalt wend with mee ' | - |
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| 'A boone a boone ' quoth Earl Marshall | F |
| And fell on his bended knee | A |
| 'That whatsoever Queene Elianor saye | B |
| No harme therof may bee ' | - |
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| 'Ile pawne my landes ' the king then cryd | G |
| 'My sceptre crowne and all | D |
| That whatsoere Queen Elianor sayes | C |
| No harme therof shall fall | D |
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| 'Do thou put on a fryars coat | G |
| And Ile put on another | H |
| And we will to Queen Elianor goe | I |
| Like fryar and his brother ' | - |
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| Thus both attired then they goe | I |
| When they came to Whitehall | D |
| The bells did ring and the quiristers sing | J |
| And the torches did lighte them all | D |
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| When that they came before the queene | A |
| They fell on their bended knee | A |
| 'A boone a boone our gracious queene | A |
| That you sent so hastilee ' | - |
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| 'Are you two fryars of France ' she sayd | G |
| 'As I suppose you bee | A |
| But if you are two Englishe fryars | C |
| You shall hang on the gallowes tree ' | - |
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| 'We are two fryars of France ' they sayd | G |
| 'As you suppose we bee | A |
| We have not been at any masse | C |
| Sith we came from the sea ' | - |
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| 'The first vile thing that ever I did | G |
| I will to you unfolde | G |
| Earl Marshall had my maidenhed | G |
| Beneath this cloth of golde ' | - |
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| 'Thats a vile sinne ' then sayd the king | J |
| 'May God forgive it thee ' | - |
| 'Amen amen ' quoth Earl Marshall | F |
| With a heavye heart spake hee | A |
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| 'The next vile thing that ever I did | G |
| To you Ile not denye | B |
| I made a boxe of poyson strong | K |
| To poison King Henrye ' | - |
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| 'Thats a vile sinne ' then sayd the king | J |
| 'May God forgive it thee ' | - |
| 'Amen amen ' quoth Earl Marshall | F |
| 'And I wish it so may bee ' | - |
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| 'The next vile thing that ever I did | G |
| To you I will discover | H |
| I poysoned fair Rosamonde | G |
| All in fair Woodstocke bower ' | - |
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| 'Thats a vile sinne ' then sayd the king | J |
| 'My God forgive it thee ' | - |
| 'Amen amen ' quoth Earl Marshall | F |
| 'And I wish it so may bee ' | - |
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| 'Do you see yonders little boye | B |
| A tossing of the balle | L |
| That is Earl Marshalls eldest sonne | A |
| And I love him the best of all | D |
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| 'Do you see yonders little boye | B |
| A catching of the balle | L |
| That is King Henryes youngest sonne | A |
| And I love him the worst of all | D |
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| 'His head is fashyon'd like a bull | M |
| His nose is like a boare ' | - |
| 'No matter for that ' King Henrye cry'd | G |
| 'I love him the better therfore ' | - |
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| The king pulled off his fryars coate | G |
| And appeared all in redde | G |
| She shrieked and cryd and wrung her hands | C |
| And sayd she was betrayde | G |
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| The king lookt over his left shoulder | H |
| And a grimme look looked hee | A |
| 'Earl Marshall ' he sayd 'but for my oathe | N |
| Or hanged thou shouldst bee ' | - |
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