A Lawde And Prayse Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCBCDDD BBBBBEE BABCFAA CDCDDCC AAAAAGG CDCDDGG CCCCCCH GBGBBBB G B D| a laude and prayse made for our souereigne lord the kyng | A |
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| The Rose both white and Rede | B |
| In one rose now dothe grow | C |
| Thus thorow every stede | B |
| Thereof the fame dothe blow | C |
| Grace the sede did sow | D |
| England now gaddir flowris | D |
| Exclude now all dolowrs | D |
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| Noble Henry the eight | B |
| Thy loving souereine lorde | B |
| Of kingis line moost streight | B |
| His titille dothe Recorde | B |
| In whome dothe wele Acorde | B |
| Alexis yonge of Age | E |
| Adrastus wise and sage | E |
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| Astrea Iustice hight | B |
| That from the starry sky | A |
| Shall now com and do Right | B |
| This hunderd yere scantly | C |
| A man kowd not Aspy | F |
| That Right dwelt vs Among | A |
| And that was the more wrong | A |
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| Right shall the foxis chare | C |
| The wolvis the beris also | D |
| That wrowght have moche care | C |
| And browght Englond in wo | D |
| They shall wirry no mo | D |
| Nor wrote the Rosary | C |
| By extort Trechery | C |
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| Of this our noble king | A |
| The law they shall not breke | A |
| They shall com to Rekening | A |
| No man for them wil speke | A |
| The pepil durst not creke | A |
| Theire grevis to complaine | G |
| They browght them in soche paine | G |
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| Therfor nomore they shall | C |
| The commouns overbace | D |
| That wont wer overall | C |
| Both lorde and knight to face | D |
| For now the yeris of grace | D |
| And welthe ar com Agayne | G |
| That maketh England faine | G |
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| Adonis of Freshe colour | C |
| Of yowthe the godely flour | C |
| Our prince of hih honour | C |
| Our paves our succour | C |
| Our king our Emperour | C |
| Our Priamus of Troy | C |
| Our welth our worldly Ioy | H |
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| Vpon vs he doth Reigne | G |
| That makith our hartis glad | B |
| As king moost souereine | G |
| That ever Englond had | B |
| Demure sober and sad | B |
| And Martis lusty knight | B |
| God save him in his Right | B |
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| Amen | G |
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| Bien men souient | B |
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| Deo gracias | D |
John Skelton
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