Madge: Ye Hoyden Poem Rhyme Scheme

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At Madge ye hoyden gossips scofft	A
Ffor that a romping wench was shee	B
Now marke this rede they bade her oft	A
Forsooken sholde your folly bee	C
But Madge ye hoyden laught amp cried	A
Oho oho in girlish glee	C
And noe thing mo replied	A
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No griffe she had nor knew no care	D
But gayly rompit all daies long	E
And like ye brooke that everywhere	D
Goes jinking with a gladsome song	E
Shee danct and songe from morn till night	A
Her gentil harte did know no wrong	E
Nor did she none despight	A
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III	-
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Sir Tomas from his noblesse halle	F
Did trend his path a somer's daye	G
And to ye hoyden he did call	H
And these ffull evill words did say	G
O wolde you weare a silken gown	I
And binde your haire with ribands gay	G
Then come with me to town	I
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But Madge ye hoyden shoke her head	A
I'le be no lemman unto thee	C
For all your golde and gownes shee said	A
ffor Robin hath bespoken mee	C
Then ben Sir Tomas sore despight	A
And back unto his hall went hee	C
With face as ashen white	A
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V	C
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O Robin wilt thou wed this girl	J
Whenas she is so vaine a sprite	A
So spak ffull many an envious churle	J
Unto that curteyse countrie wight	A
But Robin did not pay no heede	A
And they ben wed a somer night	A
danct upon ye meade	A
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VI	-
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Then scarse ben past a yeare amp daye	G
Whan Robin toke unto his bed	A
And long long time therein he lay	G
Nor colde not work to earn his bread	A
in soche an houre whan times ben sore	K
Sr Tomas came with haughtie tread	A
knockit at ye doore	K
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Saies Madge ye hoyden do you know	L
how that you once despighted me	C
But He forgiff an you will go	L
my swete harte lady ffor to bee	C
But Madge ye hoyden heard noe more	K
straightway upon her heele turnt shee	B
shote ye cottage doore	K
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VIII	-
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Soe Madge ye hoyden did her parte	A
whiles that ye years did come and go	L
't was somer allwais in her harte	A
tho' winter strewed her head with snowe	L
She toilt and span thro' all those years	M
nor bid repine that it ben soe	M
nor never shad noe teares	M
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IX	M
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Whiles Robin lay within his bed	A
A divell came and whispered lowe	L
Giff you will doe my will he said	A
None more of sickness you shall knowe	L
Ye which gave joy to Robin's soul	J
Saies Robin Divell be it soe	M
an that you make me whoale	J
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X	M
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That day upp rising ffrom his bed	A
Quoth Robin I am well again	N
backe he came as from ye dead	A
amp he ben mickle blithe as when	N
he wooed his doxy long ago	L
amp Madge did make ado amp then	N
Her teares ffor joy did flowe	L
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XI	M
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Then came that hell born cloven thing	O
Saies Robin I do claim your life	-
and I hencefoorth shall be your king	O
and you shall do my evill strife	-
Look round about and you shall see	M
sr Tomas' young and ffoolish wiffe	-
a comely dame is shee	B
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XII	M
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Ye divell had him in his power	K
and not colde Robin say thereto	A
Soe Robin from that very houre	K
did what that divell bade him do	A
He wooed and dipt and on a daye	G
Sr Tomas' wife and Robin flewe	L
a many leagues away	L
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XIII	M
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Sir Tomas ben wood wroth and swore	K
And sometime strode thro' leaf amp brake	P
and knockit at ye cottage door	K
and thus to Madge ye hoyden spake	P
Saies I wolde have you ffor mine own	Q
So come with mee amp bee my make	P
syn tother birds ben flown	Q
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XIV	-
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But Madge ye hoyden bade him noe	L
Saies Robin is my swete harte still	J
And tho' he doth despight me soe	M
I mean to do him good for ill	J
So goe Sir Tomas goe your way	L
ffor whiles I bee on live I will	J
ffor Robin's coming pray	L
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Soe Madge ye hoyden kneelt amp prayed	A
that Godde sholde send her Robin backe	R
And tho' ye folke vast scoffing made	A
and tho' ye worlde ben colde and blacke	R
And tho' as moneths dragged away	L
ye hoyden's harte ben like to crack	R
With griff she still did praye	G
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Sicke of that divell's damned charmes	M
Aback did Robin come at last	A
And Madge ye hoyden sprad her arms	M
and gave a cry and held him fast	A
And as she clong to him and cried	A
her patient harte with joy did brast	A
Madge ye hoyden died	A

Eugene Field

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