Sir Nigel's Song Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCBDEFE GHIHJKLK MNFNDOPO| A sword A sword Ah give me a sword | A |
| For the world is all to win | B |
| Though the way be hard and the door be barred | C |
| The strong man enters in | B |
| If Chance or Fate still hold the gate | D |
| Give me the iron key | E |
| And turret high my plume shall fly | F |
| Or you may weep for me | E |
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| A horse A horse Ah give me a horse | G |
| To bear me out afar | H |
| Where blackest need and grimmest deed | I |
| And sweetest perils are | H |
| Hold thou my ways from glutted days | J |
| Where poisoned leisure lies | K |
| And point the path of tears and wrath | L |
| Which mounts to high emprise | K |
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| A heart A heart Ah give me a heart | M |
| To rise to circumstance | N |
| Serene and high and bold to try | F |
| The hazard of a chance | N |
| With strength to wait but fixed as fate | D |
| To plan and dare and do | O |
| The peer of all and only thrall | P |
| Sweet lady mine to you | O |
Arthur Conan Doyle
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