The Canterbury Tales; The Persouns Tale Poem Rhyme Scheme

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Part	A
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PROLOGUE TO THE PERSOUNS TALE	B
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Heere folweth the Prologe of the Persouns tale	B
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By that the Maunciple hadde his tale al ended	C
The sonne fro the south lyne was descended	C
So lowe that he nas nat to my sighte	C
Degrees nyne and twenty as in highte	C
Ten of the clokke it was tho as I gesse	D
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For ellevene foot or litel moore or lesse	D
My shadwe was at thilke tyme as there	E
Of swiche feet as my lengthe parted were	F
In sixe feet equal of proporcioun	G
Therwith the moones exaltacioun	G
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I meene Libra alwey gan ascende	C
As we were entryng at a thropes ende	C
For which our Hoost as he was wont to gye	H
As in this caas oure joly compaignye	H
Seyde in this wise 'Lordynges everichoon	G
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Now lakketh us no tales mo than oon	G
Fulfilled is my sentence and my decree	I
I trowe that we han herd of ech degree	I
Almoost fulfild is al myn ordinaunce	D
I pray to God so yeve hym right good chaunce	D
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That telleth this tale to us lustily	B
'Sire preest ' quod he 'artow a vicary	I
Or arte a person sey sooth by thy fey	J
Be what thou be ne breke thou nat oure pley	B
For every man save thou hath toold his tale	B
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Unbokele and shewe us what is in thy male	B
For trewely me thynketh by thy cheere	I
Thou sholdest knytte up wel a greet mateere	I
Telle us a fable anon for Cokkes bones '	-
This Persoun him answerede al atones	D
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'Thou getest fable noon ytoold for me	I
For Paul that writeth unto Thymothee	K
Repreveth hem that weyveth soothfastnesse	D
And tellen fables and swich wrecchednesse	D
Why sholde I sowen draf out of my fest	C
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Whan I may sowen whete if that me lest	C
For which I seye if that yow list to heere	I
Moralitee and vertuous mateere	I
And thanne that ye wol yeve me audience	D
I wol ful fayn at Cristes reverence	D
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Do yow plesaunce leefful as I kan	G
But trusteth wel I am a southren man	G
I kan nat geeste Rum Ram Ruf by lettre	I
Ne God woot rym holde I but litel bettre	I
And therfore if yow list I wol nat glose	D
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I wol yow telle a myrie tale in prose	D
To knytte up al this feeste and make an ende	C
And Jesu for his grace wit me sende	C
To shewe yow the wey in this viage	L
Of thilke parfit glorious pilgrymage	L
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That highte Jerusalem celestial	B
And if ye vouchesauf anon I shal	B
Bigynne upon my tale for which I preye	H
Telle youre avys I kan no bettre seye	H
But nathelees this meditacioun	G
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I putte it ay under correccioun	G
Of clerkes for I am nat textueel	B
I take but sentence trusteth weel	B
Therfore I make a protestacioun	G
That I wol stonde to correccioun '	-
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Upon this word we han assented soone	G
For as us semed it was for to doone	G
To enden in som vertuous sentence	D
And for to yeve hym space and audience	D
Adn bede oure Hoost he sholde to hym seye	H
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That alle we to telle his tale hym preye	H
Oure Hoost hadde the wordes for us alle	B
'Sire preest ' quod he 'now faire yow bifalle	B
Sey what yow list and we wol gladly heere '	-
And with that word he seyde in this manere	I
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'Telleth ' quod he 'youre meditacioun	G
But hasteth yow the sonne wole adoun	G
Beth fructuous and that in litel space	D
And to do wel God sende yow his grace '	-

Geoffrey Chaucer

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