News To The King, Good News For All Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDAB EB F B GB H B| 'NEWS to the king good news for all ' | A |
| The corn is trodden the river runs red | B |
| 'News of the battle ' the heralds call | C |
| 'We have won the field we have taken the town | D |
| We have beaten the rebels and crushed them down ' | A |
| And the dying lie with the dead | B |
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| 'Who was my bravest ' quoth the king | E |
| The corn is trodden the river runs red | B |
| 'Whom shall I honour for this great thing ' | - |
| 'Threescore were best where none were worst | F |
| But Walter Wendulph was aye the first ' | - |
| And the dying lie with the dead | B |
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| 'What of my husband ' quoth the bride | G |
| The corn is trodden the river runs red | B |
| 'Comes he to morrow how long will he bide ' | - |
| 'Put off thy bridegear busk thee in black | H |
| Walter Wendulph will never come back ' | - |
| And the dying lie with the dead | B |
Augusta Davies Webster
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