Accurs'd Be He That First Invented War Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEFAGHIJKLLM| Accurs'd be he that first invented war | A |
| They knew not ah they knew not simple men | B |
| How those were hit by pelting cannon shot | C |
| Stand staggering like a quivering aspen leaf | D |
| Fearing the force of Boreas' boisterous blasts | E |
| In what a lamentable case where I | F |
| If nature had not given me wisdom's lore | A |
| For kings are clouts that every man shoots at | G |
| Our crown the pin that thousands seek to cleave | H |
| Therefore in policy I think it good | I |
| To hide it close a goodly stratagem | J |
| And far from any man that is a fool | K |
| So shall not I be known or if I be | L |
| They cannot take away my crown from me | L |
| Here will I hide it in this simple hole | M |
Christopher Marlowe
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