Womanhod Wanton Ye Want Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABBBB CBCBBBB DEDEECB DBDBBBB BB| Womanhod wanton ye want | A |
| Youre medelyng mastres is manerles | B |
| Plente of yll of goodnes skant | A |
| Ye rayll at ryot recheles | B |
| To prayse youre porte it is nedeles | B |
| For all your draffe yet and your dreggys | B |
| As well borne as ye full oft tyme beggys | B |
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| Why so koy and full of skorne | C |
| Myne horse is sold I wene you say | B |
| My new furryd gowne when it is worne | C |
| Put vp youre purs ye shall non pay | B |
| By Crede I trust to se the day | B |
| As proud a pohen as ye sprede | B |
| Of me and other ye may haue nede | B |
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| Though angelyk be youre smylyng | D |
| Yet is youre tong an adders tayle | E |
| Full lyke a Scorpyon styngyng | D |
| All those by whom ye haue auayle | E |
| Good mastres Anne there ye do shayle | E |
| What prate ye praty pyggys ny | C |
| I truste to quyte you or I dy | B |
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| Youre key is mete for euery lok | D |
| Youre key is commen hangyth owte | B |
| Youre key is redy we nede not knok | D |
| Nor stand long wrestyng there aboute | B |
| Of youre doregate ye haue no doute | B |
| But one thyng is that ye be lewde | B |
| Holde youre tong now all be shrewde | B |
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| To mastres Anne that farly swete | B |
| That wonnes at the key in temmys strete | B |
John Skelton
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