The Beggar's Daughter Of Bednall-green Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABBCD EECD DD D BBCD FGHD DDCD IIDD JJDD KKDD GG D JJDD LLDD JJJ DDD DDD DDD JJD GGJD LLD D DDDD DD JJDD GGLD GGDD EELL DDDD G JJGG JJEE JG GGEE JJGG JJJJ J JJDD MNLD JJDD JJDD JJGG GGJJ GGJJ D D KKDPart the First | A |
Itt was a blind beggar had long lost his sight | B |
He had a faire daughter of bewty most bright | B |
And many a gallant brave suiter had shee | C |
For none was soe comelye as pretty Bessee | D |
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And though shee was of favor most faire | E |
Yett seing shee was but a poor beggars heyre | E |
Of ancyent housekeepers despised was shee | C |
Whose sonnes came as suitors to prettye Bessee | D |
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Wherefore in great sorrow faire Bessy did say | D |
'Good father and mother let me goe away | D |
To seeke out my fortune whatever itt bee ' | - |
This suite then they granted to prettye Bessee | D |
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Then Bessy that was of bewtye soe bright | B |
All cladd in gray russett and late in the night | B |
From father and mother alone parted shee | C |
Who sighed and sobbed for prettye Bessee | D |
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Shee went till shee came to Stratford le Bow | F |
Then knew shee not whither nor which way to goe | G |
With teares shee lamented her hard destinie | H |
So sadd and soe heavy was pretty Bessee | D |
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Shee kept on her journey untill it was day | D |
And went unto Rumford along the hye way | D |
Where at the Queenes Armes entertained was shee | C |
Soe faire and wel favoured was pretty Bessee | D |
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Shee had not beene there a month to an end | I |
But master and mistres and all was her friend | I |
And every brave gallant that once did her see | D |
Was straight way enamoured of pretty Bessee | D |
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Great gifts they did send her of silver and gold | J |
And in their songs daylye her love was extold | J |
Her beawtye was blazed in every degree | D |
Soe faire and soe comelye was pretty Bessee | D |
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The young men of Rumford in her had their joy | K |
Shee shewed herself courteous and modestlye coye | K |
And at her commandment still wold they bee | D |
Soe fayre and so comelye was pretty Bessee | D |
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Foure suitors att once unto her did goe | G |
They craved her favor but still she sayd noe | G |
'I wild not wish gentles to marry with mee ' | - |
Yett ever they honored pretty Bessee | D |
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The first of them was a gallant young knight | J |
And he came unto her disguisde in the night | J |
The second a gentleman of good degree | D |
Who wooed and sued for prettye Bessee | D |
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A merchant of London whose wealth was not small | L |
He was the third suiter and proper withall | L |
Her masters owne sonne the fourth man must bee | D |
Who swore he would dye for pretty Bessee | D |
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'And if thou wilt marry with mee ' quoth the knight | J |
'Ile make thee a ladye with joy and delight | J |
My hart's so enthralled by thy bewtie | J |
That soone I shall dye for prettye Bessee ' | - |
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The gentleman sayd 'Come marry with mee | D |
As fine as a ladye my Bessy shal bee | D |
My life is distressed O heare me ' quoth hee | D |
'And grant me thy love my prettye Bessee ' | - |
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'Let me bee thy husband ' the merchant cold say | D |
'Thou shalt live in London both gallant and gay | D |
My shippes shall bring home rych jewells for thee | D |
And I will for ever love pretty Bessee ' | - |
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Then Bessy shee sighed and thus shee did say | D |
'My father and mother I meane to obey | D |
First gett their good will and be faithfull to me | D |
And you shall enjoye your prettye Bessee ' | - |
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To every one this answer shee made | J |
Wherfore unto her they joyfullye sayd | J |
'This thing to fulfill we all doe agree | D |
But where dwells thy father my prettye Bessee ' | - |
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'My father ' shee said 'is soone to be seene | G |
The seely blind beggar of Bednall greene | G |
That daylye sits begging for charitie | J |
He is the good father of pretty Bessee | D |
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'His markes and his tokens are knowen very well | L |
He always is led with a dogg and a bell | L |
A seely olde man God knoweth is hee | D |
Yet hee is the father of pretty Bessee ' | - |
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'Nay then ' quoth the merchant 'thou art not for mee ' | - |
'Nor ' quoth the innholder 'my wiffe thou shalt bee ' | - |
'I lothe ' sayd the gentle 'a beggars degree | D |
And therefore adewe my pretty Bessee ' | - |
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'Why then ' quoth the knight 'hap better or worse | D |
I waighe not true love by the waight of the pursse | D |
And bewtye is bewtye in every degree | D |
Then welcome unto me my pretty Bessee | D |
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'With thee to thy father forthwith I will goe ' | - |
'Nay soft ' quoth his kinsmen 'it must not be soe | D |
A poor beggars daughter noe ladye shal bee | D |
Then take thy adew of pretty Bessee ' | - |
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But soone after this by breake of the day | J |
The knight had from Rumford stole Bessy away | J |
The younge men of Rumford as thicke might bee | D |
Rode after to feitch againe pretty Bessee | D |
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As swifte as the winde to ryde they were seene | G |
Until they came neare unto Rednall greene | G |
And as the knight lighted most courteouslie | L |
They all fought against him for pretty Bessee | D |
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But rescew came speedilye over the plaine | G |
Or else the young knight for his love had been slaine | G |
This fray being ended then straitway he see | D |
His kinsmen come rayling at pretty Bessee | D |
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Then spake the blind beggar 'Although I bee poore | E |
Yett rayle not against my child at my own doore | E |
Though shee be not decked in velvett and pearle | L |
Yet will I dropp angells with you for my girle | L |
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'And then if my gold may better her birthe | D |
And equall the gold that you lay on the earth | D |
Then neyther rayle nor grudge you to see | D |
The blind beggars daughter a lady to bee | D |
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'But first you shall promise and have itt well knowne | G |
The gold that you drop shall all be your owne ' | - |
With that they replyed 'Contented bee wee ' | - |
'Then here's ' quoth the beggar 'for pretty Bessee ' | - |
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With that an angell he cast on the ground | J |
And dropped in angels full three thousand pound | J |
And oftentimes itt was proved most plaine | G |
For the gentlemens one the beggar droppt twayne | G |
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Soe that the place wherin they did sitt | J |
With gold it was covered every whitt | J |
The gentlemen then having dropt all their store | E |
Sayd 'Now beggar hold for wee have noe more | E |
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'Thou hast fulfilled thy promise arright ' | - |
'Then marry ' quoth he 'my girle to this knight | J |
And heere ' added hee 'I will now throwe you downe | G |
A hundred pounds more to buy her a gowne ' | - |
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The gentlemen all that this treasure had seene | G |
Admired the beggar of Bednall greene | G |
And all those that were her suitors before | E |
There fleshe for very anger they tore | E |
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Thus was faire Besse matched to the knight | J |
And then made a ladye in others despite | J |
A fairer ladye there never was seene | G |
Than the blind beggars daughter of Bednall greene | G |
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But of their sumptuous marriage and feast | J |
What brave lords and knights thither were prest | J |
The Second Fitt shall set forth to your sight | J |
With marveilous pleasure and wished delight | J |
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Part the Second | J |
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Off a blind beggars daughter most bright | J |
That late was betrothed unto a younge knight | J |
All the discourse therof you did see | D |
But now comes the wedding of pretty Bessee | D |
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Within a gorgeous palace most brave | M |
Adorned with all the cost they cold have | N |
This wedding was kept most sumptuouslie | L |
And all for the creditt of pretty Bessee | D |
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All kind of dainties and delicates sweete | J |
Were bought for the banquet as it was most meete | J |
Partridge and plover and venison most free | D |
Against the brave wedding of pretty Bessee | D |
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This marriage through England was spread by report | J |
Soe that a great number thereto did resort | J |
Of nobles and gentles in every degree | D |
And all for the fame of prettye Bessee | D |
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To church then went this gallant younge knight | J |
His bride followed after an angell most bright | J |
With troopes of ladyes the like nere was seene | G |
As went with sweete Bessy of Bednall greene | G |
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This marryage being solempnized then | G |
With musicke performed by the skilfullest men | G |
The nobles and gentles sate downe at that tyde | J |
Each one admiring the beautifull bryde | J |
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Now after the sumptuous dinner was done | G |
To talke and to reason a number begunn | G |
They talkt of the blind beggars daughter most bright | J |
And what with his daughter he gave to the knight | J |
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Then spake the nobles 'Much marveil have wee | D |
This jolly blind beggar wee cannot here see ' | - |
'My Lords ' qouth the bride 'my father's so base | D |
He is loth with his presence these states to disgrace ' | - |
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'The prayse of a woman in questyon to bringe | K |
Before her own face were a flattering thinge | K |
But wee thinke thy father's | D |
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