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St. George And The Dragon Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

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Of Hector's deeds did Homer sing	A
And of the sack of stately Troy	B
What griefs fair Helena did bring	A
Which was Sir Paris' only joy	B
And by my pen I will recite	C
St George's deeds and English knight	C
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Against the Sarazens so rude	D
Fought he full long and many a day	E
Where many gyants he subdu'd	D
In honour of the Christian way	E
And after many adventures past	F
To Egypt land he came at last	F
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Now as the story plain doth tell	G
Within that countrey there did rest	H
A dreadful dragon fierce and fell	G
Whereby they were full sore opprest	H
Who by his poisonous breath each day	H
Did many of the city slay	H
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The grief whereof did grow so great	H
Throughout the limits of the land	H
That they their wise men did intreat	H
To shew their cunning out of hand	H
What way they might this fiend destroy	B
That did the countrey thus annoy	B
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The wise men all before the king	A
This answer fram'd incontinent	H
The dragon none to death might bring	A
By any means they could invent	H
His skin more hard than brass was found	H
That sword nor spear could pierce nor wound	H
	-
When this the people understood	H
They cryed out most piteouslye	I
The dragon's breath infects their blood	H
That every day in heaps they dye	I
Among them such a plague it bred	H
The living scarce could bury the dead	H
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No means there were as they could hear	J
For to appease the dragon's rage	K
But to present some virgin clear	L
Whose blood his fury might asswage	K
Each day he would a maiden eat	H
For to allay his hunger great	H
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This thing by art the wise men found	H
Which truly must observed be	M
Wherefore throughout the city round	H
A virgin pure of good degree	M
Was by the king's commission still	N
Taken up to serve the dragon's will	N
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Thus did the dragon every day	H
Untimely crop some virgin flowr	M
Till all the maids were worn away	H
And none were left him to devour	M
Saving the king's fair daughter bright	H
Her father's only heart's delight	H
	-
Then came the officers to the king	A
That heavy message to declare	M
Which did his heart with sorrow sting	A
'She is ' quoth he 'my kingdom's heir	M
O let us all be poisoned here	M
Ere she should die that is my dear '	-
	-
Then rose the poeple presently	M
And to the king in rage they went	H
They said his daughter dear should dye	I
The dragon's fury to prevent	H
'Our daughters all are dead ' quoth they	H
'And have been made the dragon's prey	H
And by their blood we rescued were	M
And thou hast sav'd thy life thereby	I
And now in sooth it is but faire	M
For us thy daughter so should die '	-
'O save my daughter ' said the king	A
'And let ME feel the dragon's sting '	-
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Then fell fair Sabra on her knee	M
And to her father dear did say	H
'O father strive not thus for me	M
But let me be the dragon's prey	H
It may be for my sake alone	O
This plague upon the land was thrown	O
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'Tis better I should dye ' she said	H
'Than all your subjects perish quite	H
Perhaps the dragon here was laid	H
For my offence to work his spite	H
And after he hath suckt my gore	M
Your land shall feel the grief no more '	-
	-
'What hast thou done my daughter dear	M
For to deserve this heavy scourge	K
It is my fault as may appear	M
Which makes the gods our state to purge	K
Then ought I die to stint the strife	P
And to preserve thy happy life '	-
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Like mad men all the people cried	H
'Thy death to us can do no good	H
Our safety only doth abide	H
In making her the dragon's food '	-
'Lo here I am I come ' quoth she	M
'Therefore do what you will with me '	-
	-
'Nay stay dear daughter ' quoth the queen	Q
'And as thou art a virgin bright	H
That hast for vertue famous been	R
So let me cloath thee all in white	H
And crown thy head with flowers sweet	H
An ornament for virgins meet '	-
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And when she was attired so	S
According to her mother's mind	H
Unto the stake then did she go	S
To which her tender limbs they bind	H
And being bound to stake a thrall	T
She bade farewell unto them all	T
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'Farewell my father dear ' quoth she	M
'And my sweet mother meek and mild	H
Take you no thought nor weep for me	M
For you may have another child	H
Since for my country's good I dye	I
Death I receive most willinglye '	-
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The king and queen and all their train	U
With weeping eyes went then their way	H
And let their daughter there remain	U
To be the hungry dragon's prey	H
But as she did there weeping lye	I
Behold St George came riding by	I
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And seeing there a lady bright	H
So rudely tyed unto a stake	V
As well became a valiant knight	H
He straight to her his way did take	V
'Tell me sweet maiden ' then quoth he	M
'What caitif thus abuseth thee	M
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'And lo by Christ his cross I vow	W
Which here is figured on my breast	H
I will revenge it on his brow	W
And break my lance upon his chest '	-
And speaking thus whereas he stood	H
The dragon issued from the wood	H
	-
The lady that did first espy	M
The dreadful dragon coming so	S
Unto St George aloud did cry	I
And willed him away to go	S
'Here comes that cursed fiend ' quoth she	M
'That soon will make an end of me '	-
	-
St George then looking round about	H
The fiery dragon soon espy'd	H
And like a knight of courage stout	H
Against him did most furiously ride	H
And with such blows he did him greet	H
He fell beneath his horse's feet	H
	-
For with his launce that was so strong	X
As he came gaping in his face	Y
In at his mouth he thrust along	X
For he could pierce no other place	Y
And thus within the lady's view	Z
This mighty dragon straight he slew	Z
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The savour of his poisoned breath	A2
Could do this holy knight no harm	B2
Thus he the lady sav'd from death	A2
And home he led her by the arm	B2
Which when King Ptolemy did see	M
There was great mirth and melody	M
	-
When as that valiant champion there	M
Had slain the dragon in the field	H
To court he brought the lady fair	M
Which to their hearts much joy did yield	H
He in the court of Egypt staid	H
Till he most falsely was betray'd	H
	-
That lady dearly lov'd the knight	H
He counted her his only joy	K
But when their love was brought to light	H
It turn'd unto their great annoy	K
Th' Morocco king was in the court	H
Who to the orchard did resort	H
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Dayly to take the pleasant air	M
For pleasure sake he us'd to walk	C2
Under a wall he oft did hear	M
St George with lady Sabra talk	C2
Their love he shew'd unto the king	A
Which to St George great woe did bring	A
	-
Those kings together did devise	D2
To make the Christian knight away	H
With letters him in curteous wise	D2
They straightway sent to Persia	E2
But wrote to the sophy him to kill	N
And treacherously his blood to spill	N
	-
Thus they for good did him reward	H
With evil and most subtilly	N
By much vile meanes they had regard	H
To work his death most cruelly	N
Who as through Persia land he rode	H
With zeal destroy'd each idol god	H
	-
For which offence he straight was thrown	O
Into a dungeon dark and deep	F2
Where when he thought his wrongs upon	G2
He bitterly did wail and weep	F2
Yet like a knight of courage stout	H
At length his way he digged out	H
	-
Three grooms of the King of Persia	E2
By night this valiant champion slew	N
Though he had fasted many a day	H
And then away from thence he flew	N
On the best steed the sophy had	H
Which when he knew he was full mad	H
	-
Towards Christendom he made his flight	H
But met a gyant by the way	H
With whom in combat he did fight	H
Most valiantly a summer's day	H
Who yet for all his bats of steel	N
Was forc'd the sting of death to feel	N
	-
Back o'er the seas with many bands	H2
Of warlike souldiers soon he past	H
Vowing upon those heathen lands	H2
To work revenge which at the last	H
Ere thrice three years were gone and spent	H
He wrought unto his heart's content	H
	-
Save onely Egypt land he spar'd	H
For Sabra bright her only sake	V
And ere for her he had regard	H
He meant a tryal kind to make	V
Mean while the king o'ercome in field	H
Unto Saint George did quickly yield	H
	-
Then straight Morocco's king he slew	N
And took fair Sab	I