To Henry The Fifth Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCCDDEEFFGGGHHIIFFJ KLLMMFF| My youth was passing Sire whilst you among | A |
| The cradle wrappings slept my morning song | B |
| Sung o'er your pillow Winds of heaven have thrown | C |
| Us both since then on heights apart and lone | C |
| Heights For misfortune drear our destined land | D |
| So thunder scarred a nigh to heaven must stand | D |
| The north and south are nearer than our ways | E |
| Are near to one another and Fate lays | E |
| The purple round you and has not withheld | F |
| Our France's sceptre dazzlements of eld | F |
| I crowned with silver hairs say praising you | G |
| Well done That man is to his manhood true | G |
| Who bravely at his own behest will do | G |
| High deeds of self undoing will forego | H |
| All all save immemorial Honour though | H |
| She seem to earthlier eyes a phantom more | I |
| Will follow her as erst in Elsinore | I |
| One faithful heart obeyed the beckoning ghost | F |
| Nor stoop to buy a kingdom at her cost | F |
| That you are aught save honest none may say | J |
| The Lily must be white all white for aye | K |
| A Bourbon can but reign as Capet's heir | L |
| Or waive his kingship History is aware | L |
| Of wrecks enough of changing battles' din | M |
| Of those who grandly lose or basely win | M |
| Better with honour Prince the throne to quit | F |
| Than where St Louis sat dishonoured sit | F |
Mary Hannay Foott
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