Songs In King Arthur Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

Rhyme Scheme: A BBCCDDEEBB DDFF G FHFIHJJJ K L G MMLNNL OLLO K L LLMPPQRBBB P SDSDRRTDTDRRUUV P WWWWW EE E TWTW DPDP TPTP PPPP

Where a battle is supposed to be given behind the scenes with drums trumpets and military shouts and excursions after which the Britons expressing their joy for the victory sing this song of triumphA
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Come if you dare our trumpets soundB
Come if you dare the foes reboundB
We come we come we come we comeC
Says the double double double beat of the thundering drumC
Now they charge on amainD
Now they rally againD
The gods from above the mad labour beholdE
And pity mankind that will perish for goldE
The fainting Saxons quit their groundB
Their trumpets languish in the soundB
They fly they fly they fly they fly-
Victoria Victoria the bold Britons cry-
Now the victory's wonD
To the plunder we runD
We return to our lasses like fortunate tradersF
Triumphant with spoils of the vanquish'd invadersF
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MAN SINGSG
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O sight the mother of desiresF
What charming objects dost thou yieldH
'Tis sweet when tedious night expiresF
To see the rosy morning gildI
The mountain tops and paint the fieldH
But when Clarinda comes in sightJ
She makes the summer's day more brightJ
And when she goes away 'tis nightJ
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CHORUSK
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When fair Clarinda comes in sight cL
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WOMAN SINGSG
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'Tis sweet the blushing morn to viewM
And plains adorn'd with pearly dewM
But such cheap delights to seeL
Heaven and natureN
Give each creatureN
They have eyes as well as weL
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This is the joy all joys aboveO
To see to seeL
That only sheL
That only she we loveO
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CHORUSK
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This is the joy all joys above cL
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Two daughters of this aged stream are weL
And both our sea green locks have comb'd for theeL
Come bathe with us an hour or twoM
Come naked in for we are soP
What danger from a naked foeP
Come bathe with us come bathe and shareQ
What pleasures in the floods appearR
We'll beat the waters till they boundB
And circle round around aroundB
And circle round aroundB
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IVP
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Ye blustering brethren of the skiesS
Whose breath has ruffled all the watery plainD
Retire and let Britannia riseS
In triumph o'er the mainD
Serene and calm and void of fearR
The Queen of Islands must appearR
Serene and calm as when the SpringT
The new created world beganD
And birds on boughs did softly singT
Their peaceful homage paid to manD
While Eurus did his blasts forbearR
In favour of the tender yearR
Retreat rude winds retreatU
To hollow rocks your stormy seatU
There swell your lungs and vainly vainly threatV
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VP
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Foe folded flocks on fruitful plainsW
The shepherd's and the farmer's gainsW
Fair Britain all the world outviesW
And Pan as in Arcadia reignsW
Where pleasure mix'd with profit liesW
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Though Jason's fleece was famed of oldE
The British wool is growing goldE
No mines can more of wealth supply-
It keeps the peasant from the coldE
And takes for kings the Tyrian dye-
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Fairest isle all isles excellingT
Seat of pleasures and of lovesW
Venus here will choose her dwellingT
And forsake her Cyprian grovesW
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Cupid from his favourite nationD
Care and envy will removeP
Jealousy that poisons passionD
And despair that dies for loveP
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Gentle murmurs sweet complainingT
Sighs that blow the fire of loveP
Soft repulses kind disdainingT
Shall be all the pains you proveP
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Every swain shall pay his dutyP
Grateful every nymph shall proveP
And as these excel in beautyP
Those shall be renown'd for loveP

John Dryden



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