The Minstrel (from The German Of Goethe) Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BBCCDDDDE FGFGHHI JKJKCCL DMDMDDN BOBOPPB QPQPRRD| Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship Book Chap | A |
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| What hear I at the gateway ringing | B |
| What bard upon the drawbridge singing | B |
| Go bid him to repeat his song | C |
| Here in the hall amid the throng | C |
| The monarch cried | D |
| The little page hied | D |
| As back he sped | D |
| The monarch said | D |
| Bring in the gray haired minstrel | E |
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| I greet you noble lords and peers | F |
| I greet you lovely dames | G |
| O heaven begemmed with golden spheres | F |
| Who knows your noble names | G |
| In hall of splendor so sublime | H |
| Close ye mine eyes 'tis not the time | H |
| To gaze in idle wonder | I |
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| The gray haired minstrel closed his eyes | J |
| He struck his wildest air | K |
| Brave faces glowed like sunset skies | J |
| Cast down their eyes the fair | K |
| The king well pleased with the minstrel's song | C |
| Sent the little page through the wondering throng | C |
| A chain of gold to bear him | L |
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| O give not me the chain of gold | D |
| Award it to thy braves | M |
| Before whose faces fierce and bold | D |
| Quail foes when battle raves | M |
| Or give it thy chancellor of state | D |
| And let him wear its golden weight | D |
| With his official burdens | N |
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| I sing I sing as the wild birds sing | B |
| That in the forest dwell | O |
| The songs that from my bosom spring | B |
| Alone reward me well | O |
| But may I ask that page of thine | P |
| To bring me one good cup of wine | P |
| In golden goblet sparkling | B |
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| He took the cup he drank it all | Q |
| O soothing nectar thine | P |
| Thrice bless'd the highly favored hall | Q |
| Where flows such glorious wine | P |
| If thou farest well then think of me | R |
| And thank thy God as I thank thee | R |
| For this inspiring goblet | D |
Hanford Lennox Gordon
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