Knoledge, Acquayntance, Resort, Fauour With Grace Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABBBB ACACCCC BDEDDFF BBBBBBB BGBGGBB HAAAACC AAAAAFF B| Knoledge acquayntance resort fauour with grace | A |
| Delyte desyre respyte wyth lyberte | B |
| Corage wyth lust conuenient tyme and space | A |
| Dysdayns dystres exylyd cruelte | B |
| Wordys well set with good habylyte | B |
| Demure demenaunce womanly of porte | B |
| Transendyng plesure surmountyng all dysporte | B |
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| Allectuary arrectyd to redres | A |
| These feuerous axys the dedely wo and payne | C |
| Of thoughtfull hertys plungyd in dystres | A |
| Refresshyng myndys the Aprell shoure of rayne | C |
| Condute of comforte and well most souerayne | C |
| Herber enverduryd contynuall fressh and grene | C |
| Of lusty somer the passyng goodly quene | C |
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| The topas rych and precyouse in vertew | B |
| Your ruddys wyth ruddy rubys may compare | D |
| Saphyre of sadnes enuayned wyth indy blew | E |
| The pullyshed perle youre whytenes doth declare | D |
| Dyamand poyntyd to rase oute hartly care | D |
| Geyne surfetous suspecte the emeraud commendable | F |
| Relucent smaragd obiecte imcomperable | F |
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| Encleryd myrroure and perspectyue most bryght | B |
| Illumynyd wyth feturys far passyng my reporte | B |
| Radyent Esperus star of the clowdy nyght | B |
| Lode star to lyght these louers to theyr porte | B |
| Gayne dangerous stormys theyr anker of supporte | B |
| Theyr sayll of solace most comfortably clad | B |
| Whych to behold makyth heuy hartys glad | B |
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| Remorse haue I of youre most goodlyhod | B |
| Of youre behauoure curtes and benynge | G |
| Of your bownte and of youre womanhod | B |
| Which makyth my hart oft to lepe and sprynge | G |
| And to remember many a praty thynge | G |
| But absens alas wyth tremelyng fere and drede | B |
| Abashyth me albeit I haue no nede | B |
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| You I assure absens is my fo | H |
| My dedely wo my paynfull heuynes | A |
| And if ye lyst to know the cause why so | A |
| Open myne hart beholde my mynde expres | A |
| I wold ye coud then shuld ye se mastres | A |
| How there nys thynge that I couet so fayne | C |
| As to enbrace you in myne armys twayne | C |
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| Nothynge yerthly to me more desyrous | A |
| Than to beholde youre bewteouse countenaunce | A |
| But hatefull absens to me so enuyous | A |
| Though thou withdraw me from her by long dystaunce | A |
| Yet shall she neuer oute of remembraunce | A |
| For I haue grauyd her wythin the secret wall | F |
| Of my trew hart to loue her best of all | F |
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| Qd Skelton laureat | B |
John Skelton
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