Uhland's Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABC DDEE FFGG HHIJ HHKF| There were three cavaliers that went over the Rhine | A |
| And gayly they called to the hostess for wine | A |
| And where is thy daughter We would she were here | B |
| Go fetch us that maiden to gladden our cheer | C |
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| I'll fetch thee thy goblets full foaming she said | D |
| But in yon darkened chamber the maiden lies dead | D |
| And lo as they stood in the doorway the white | E |
| Of a shroud and a dead shrunken face met their sight | E |
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| Then the first cavalier breathed a pitiful sigh | F |
| And the throb of his heart seemed to melt in his eye | F |
| And he cried Hadst thou lived O my pretty white rose | G |
| I ween I had loved thee and wed thee who knows | G |
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| The next cavalier drew aside a small space | H |
| And stood to the wall with his hands to his face | H |
| And this was the heart cry that came with his tears | I |
| I loved her I loved her these many long years | J |
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| But the third cavalier kneeled him down in that place | H |
| And as it were holy he kissed that dead face | H |
| I loved thee long years and I love thee to day | K |
| And I'll love thee dear maiden forever and aye | F |
Eugene Field
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