The Glove And The Lions Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABCDD EEFFGG HHIIJJ KKLLMM| King Francis was a hearty king and loved a royal sport | A |
| And one day as his lions fought sat looking on the court | A |
| The nobles filled the benches with the ladies in their pride | B |
| And 'mongst them sat the Count de Lorge with one for whom he signed | C |
| And truly 'twas a gallant thing to see that crowning show | D |
| Valor and love and a king above and the royal beasts below | D |
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| Ramped and roared the lions with horrid laughing jaws | E |
| They bit they glared gave blows like beams a wind went with their paws | E |
| With wallowing might and stifled roar they rolled on one another | F |
| Till all the pit with sand and mane was in a thunderous smother | F |
| The bloody foam above the bars came whisking through the air | G |
| Said Francis then Faith gentlemen we're better here than there | G |
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| De Lorge's love o'er heard the King a beauteous lively dame | H |
| With smiling lips and sharp bright eyes which always seemed the same | H |
| She thought The Count my lover is brave as brave can be | I |
| He surely would do wondrous things to show his love of me | I |
| King ladies lovers all look on the occasion is divine | J |
| I'll drop my glove to prove his love great glory will be mine | J |
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| She dropped her glove to prove his love then looked at him and smiled | K |
| He bowed and in a moment leaped among the lions wild | K |
| The leap was quick return was quick he has regained his place | L |
| Then threw the glove but not with love right in the lady's face | L |
| By Heaven said Francis rightly done and he rose from where he sat | M |
| No love quoth he but vanity sets love a task like that | M |
James Henry Leigh Hunt
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