Balade* Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBCC AABBCC AABBCC| I cannot tell of twain beneath this bond | A |
| Which one in grief the other goes beyond | A |
| Narcissus who to end the pain he bore | B |
| Died of the love that could not help him more | B |
| Or I that pine because I cannot see | C |
| The lady who is queen and love to me | C |
| - | |
| Nay for Narcissus in the forest pond | A |
| Seeing his image made entreaty fond | A |
| Beloved comfort on my longing pour | B |
| So for a while he soothed his passion sore | B |
| So cannot I for all too far is she | C |
| The lady who is queen and love to me | C |
| - | |
| But since that I have Love's true colours donned | A |
| I in his service will not now despond | A |
| For in extremes Love yet can all restore | B |
| So till her beauty walks the world no more | B |
| All day remembered in my hope shall be | C |
| The lady who is queen and love to me | C |
Henry John Newbolt, Sir
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