John Lackland Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCDECFGGFHH| A wicked man is bad enough on earth | A |
| But O the baleful lustre of a chief | B |
| Once pledged in tyranny O star of dearth | A |
| Darkly illumining a nation's grief | B |
| How many men have worn thee on their brows | C |
| Alas for them and us God's precious gift | D |
| Of gracious dispensation got by theft | E |
| The damning form of false unholy vows | C |
| The thief of God and man must have his fee | F |
| And thou John Lackland despicable prince | G |
| Basest of England's banes before or since | G |
| Thrice traitor coward thief O thou shalt be | F |
| The historic warning trampled and abhorr'd | H |
| Who dared to steal and stain the symbols of the Lord | H |
George Meredith
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