The Franklin's Maid (from 'the White Company') Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABB CCBB DDBB CCBB EEBB FFBB| The franklin he hath gone to roam | A |
| The franklin's maid she bides at home | A |
| But she is cold and coy and staid | B |
| And who may win the franklin's maid | B |
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| There came a knight of high renown | C |
| In bassinet and ciclatoun | C |
| On bended knee full long he prayed | B |
| He might not win the franklin's maid | B |
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| There came a squire so debonair | D |
| His dress was rich his words were fair | D |
| He sweetly sang he deftly played | B |
| He could not win the franklin's maid | B |
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| There came a mercer wonder fine | C |
| With velvet cap and gaberdine | C |
| For all his ships for all his trade | B |
| He could not buy the franklin's maid | B |
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| There came an archer bold and true | E |
| With bracer guard and stave of yew | E |
| His purse was light his jerkin frayed | B |
| Haro alas the franklin's maid | B |
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| Oh some have laughed and some have cried | F |
| And some have scoured the countryside | F |
| But off they ride through wood and glade | B |
| The bowman and the franklin's maid | B |
Arthur Conan Doyle
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