The Bended Bow Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCD EEFFG FH IIJJK FH LLMMN OH PPQQR FH SSTTU HF| There was heard the sound of a coming foe | A |
| There was sent through Britain a bended Bow | B |
| And a voice was pour'd on the free winds far | C |
| As the land rose up at the sign of war | D |
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| 'Heard ye not the battle horn | E |
| Reaper leave thy golden corn | E |
| Leave it for the birds of Heaven | F |
| Swords must flash and spears be riven | F |
| Leave it for the winds to shed | G |
| Arm ere Britain's turf grow red ' | - |
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| And the reaper arm'd like a freeman's son | F |
| And the bended Bow and the voice pass'd on | H |
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| 'Hunter leave the mountain chase | I |
| Take the falchion from its place | I |
| Let the wolf go free to day | J |
| Leave him for a nobler prey | J |
| Let the deer ungall'd sweep by | K |
| Arm thee Britain's foes are nigh ' | - |
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| And the hunter arm'd ere the chase was done | F |
| And the bended Bow and the voice pass'd on | H |
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| 'Chieftain quit the joyous feast | L |
| Stay not till the song hath ceas'd | L |
| Though the mead be foaming bright | M |
| Though the fires give ruddy light | M |
| Leave the hearth and leave the hall | N |
| Arm thee Britain's foes must fall ' | - |
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| And the chieftain arm'd and the horn was blown | O |
| And the bended Bow and the voice pass'd on | H |
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| 'Prince thy father's deeds are told | P |
| In the bower and in the hold | P |
| Where the goatherd's lay is sung | Q |
| Where the minstrel's harp is strung | Q |
| Foes are on thy native sea | R |
| Give our bards a tale of thee ' | - |
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| And the prince came arm'd like a leader's son | F |
| And the bended Bow and the voice pass'd on | H |
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| 'Mother stay thou not thy boy | S |
| He must learn the battle's joy | S |
| Sister bring the sword and spear | T |
| Give thy brother words of cheer | T |
| Maiden bid thy lover part | U |
| Britain calls the strong in heart ' | - |
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| And the bended Bow and the voice pass'd on | H |
| And the bards made song for a battle won | F |
Felicia Dorothea Hemans
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