The Secular Masque Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABCCBDD EF FGGHIJH K FCEECLFFL M L FNNOP FP QQRRSSFFLL MLL FT FU QT FKT MTTKTF FFVUVVVUWWLOOL MX FYZZY MX FA2XA2XVVVV MX FFB2B2VVRR MX FDGDZC2C2ZD2 FQ E2FD2FE2FD2E2 MD2E2D2E2E2F| Enter JANUS | A |
| JANUS | A |
| Chronos Chronos mend thy pace | B |
| An hundred times the rolling sun | C |
| Around the radiant belt has run | C |
| In his revolving race | B |
| Behold behold the goal in sight | D |
| Spread thy fans and wing thy flight | D |
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| Enter CHRONOS with a scythe in his hand and a great globe on his back | E |
| which he sets down at his entrance | F |
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| CHRONOS | F |
| Weary weary of my weight | G |
| Let me let me drop my freight | G |
| And leave the world behind | H |
| I could not bear | I |
| Another year | J |
| The load of human kind | H |
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| Enter MOMUS Laughing | K |
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| MOMUS | F |
| Ha ha ha Ha ha ha well hast thou done | C |
| To lay down thy pack | E |
| And lighten thy back | E |
| The world was a fool e'er since it begun | C |
| And since neither Janus nor Chronos nor I | L |
| Can hinder the crimes | F |
| Or mend the bad times | F |
| 'Tis better to laugh than to cry | L |
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| Cho of all | M |
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| - | |
| - | |
| 'Tis better to laugh than to cry | L |
| - | |
| JANUS | F |
| Since Momus comes to laugh below | N |
| Old Time begin the show | N |
| That he may see in every scene | O |
| What changes in this age have been | P |
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| CHRONOS | F |
| Then Goddess of the silver bow begin | P |
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| Horns or hunting music within Enter DIANA | Q |
| DIANA | Q |
| With horns and with hounds I waken the day | R |
| And hie to my woodland walks away | R |
| I tuck up my robe and am buskin'd soon | S |
| And tie to my forehead a waxing moon | S |
| I course the fleet stag unkennel the fox | F |
| And chase the wild goats o'er summits of rocks | F |
| With shouting and hooting we pierce thro' the sky | L |
| And Echo turns hunter and doubles the cry | L |
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| Cho of all | M |
| With shouting and hooting we pierce through the sky | L |
| And Echo turns hunter and doubles the cry | L |
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| JANUS | F |
| Then our age was in its prime | T |
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| CHRONOS Chronos | F |
| Free from rage | U |
| - | |
| DIANA | Q |
| And free from crime | T |
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| MOMUS | F |
| A very merry dancing drinking | K |
| Laughing quaffing and unthinking time | T |
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| Cho of all | M |
| Then our age was in its prime | T |
| Free from rage and free from crime | T |
| A very merry dancing drinking | K |
| Laughing quaffing and unthinking time | T |
| Dance of Diana's attendants | F |
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| Enter MARS | F |
| MARS | F |
| Inspire the vocal brass inspire | V |
| The world is past its infant age | U |
| Arms and honour | V |
| Arms and honour | V |
| Set the martial mind on fire | V |
| And kindle manly rage | U |
| Mars has look'd the sky to red | W |
| And peace the lazy good is fled | W |
| Plenty peace and pleasure fly | L |
| The sprightly green | O |
| In woodland walks no more is seen | O |
| The sprightly green has drunk the Tyrian dye | L |
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| Cho of all | M |
| Plenty peace c | X |
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| MARS | F |
| Sound the trumpet beat the drum | Y |
| Through all the world around | Z |
| Sound a reveille sound sound | Z |
| The warrior god is come | Y |
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| Cho of all | M |
| Sound the trumpet c | X |
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| MOMUS | F |
| Thy sword within the scabbard keep | A2 |
| And let mankind agree | X |
| Better the world were fast asleep | A2 |
| Than kept awake by thee | X |
| The fools are only thinner | V |
| With all our cost and care | V |
| But neither side a winner | V |
| For things are as they were | V |
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| Cho of all | M |
| The fools are only c | X |
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| Enter VENUS | F |
| VENUS | F |
| Calms appear when storms are past | B2 |
| Love will have his hour at last | B2 |
| Nature is my kindly care | V |
| Mars destroys and I repair | V |
| Take me take me while you may | R |
| Venus comes not ev'ry day | R |
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| Cho of all | M |
| Take her take her c | X |
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| CHRONOS | F |
| The world was then so light | D |
| I scarcely felt the weight | G |
| Joy rul'd the day and love the night | D |
| But since the Queen of Pleasure left the ground | Z |
| I faint I lag | C2 |
| And feebly drag | C2 |
| The pond'rous Orb around | Z |
| All all of a piece throughout | D2 |
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| MOMUS | F |
| pointing to Diana | Q |
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| Thy chase had a beast in view | E2 |
| to Mars | F |
| Thy wars brought nothing about | D2 |
| to Venus | F |
| Thy lovers were all untrue | E2 |
| JANUS | F |
| 'Tis well an old age is out | D2 |
| And time to begin a new | E2 |
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| Cho of all | M |
| All all of a piece throughout | D2 |
| Thy chase had a beast in view | E2 |
| Thy wars brought nothing about | D2 |
| Thy lovers were all untrue | E2 |
| And time to begin a new | E2 |
| Dance of huntsmen nymphs warriors and lovers | F |
John Dryden
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