From Eclogue Viij Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

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Farre in the countrey of ArdenA
There wond a knight hight CassemenA
as bolde as IsenbrasB
Fell was he and eger bentC
In battell and in TournamentD
as was the good sir TopasB
He had as antique stories tellE
A daughter cleaped DowsabellE
a mayden fayre and freeF
And for she was her fathers heireF
Full well she was ycond the leyreF
of mickle curtesieB
The silke wel couth she twist and twineA
And make the fine MarchpineA
and with the needle werkeG
And she couth helpe the priest to sayB
His Mattens on a holydayD
and sing a Psalme in KirkeG
She ware a frocke of frolicke greeneA
Might well beseeme a mayden QueeneA
which seemly was to seeB
A hood to that so neat and fineA
In colour like the colombineA
ywrought full featouslyE
Her feature all as fresh aboueH
As is the grasse that grows by DoueD
as lyth as lasse of KentD
Her skin as soft as Lemster woollE
As white as snow on peakish hullE
or Swanne that swims in TrentD
This mayden in a morne betimeI
Went forth when May was in her primeI
to get sweet CetywallE
The hony suckle the HarlockeG
The Lilly and the Lady smockeG
to decke her summer hallE
Thus as she wandred here and thereF
Ypicking of the bloomed BreereF
she chanced to espieJ
A shepheard sitting on a banckeG
Like Chanteclere he crowed cranckeG
and pip'd with merrie gleeE
He leard his sheepe as he him listD
When he would whistle in his fistD
to feede about him roundD
Whilst he full many a caroll sungG
Vntill the fields and medowes rungG
and that the woods did soundD
In fauour this same shepheards swayneA
Was like the bedlam TamburlayneA
which helde prowd Kings in aweK
But meeke he was as Lamb mought beE
Ylike that gentle Abel heE
whom his lewd brother slawE
This shepheard ware a sheepe gray clokeG
Which was of the finest lokeG
that could be cut with sheereF
His mittens were of Bauzens skinneA
His cockers were of CordiwinA
his hood of MeniueereF
His aule and lingell in a thongG
His tar boxe on his broad belt hongG
his breech of Coyntrie blewE
Full crispe and curled were his lockesB
His browes as white as Albion rockesB
so like a louer trueE
And pyping still he spent the dayD
So mery as the PopingayG
which liked DowsabellE
That would she ought or would she noughtD
This lad would neuer from her thoughtD
she in loue longing fellE
At length she tucked vp her frockeG
White as the Lilly was her smockeG
she drew the shepheard nieA
But then the shepheard pyp'd a goodD
That all his sheepe forsooke their foodeD
to heare his melodieD
Thy sheepe quoth she cannot be leaneA
That haue a iolly shepheards swayneA
the which can pipe so wellE
Yea but sayth he their shepheard mayD
Jf pyping thus he pine awayD
in loue of DowsabellE
Of loue fond boy take thou no keepeJ
Quoth she looke well vnto thy sheepeJ
lest they should hap to strayD
Quoth he so had I done full wellE
Had I not seene fayre DowsabellE
come forth to gather MayeD
With that she gan to vaile her headD
Her cheekes were like the Roses redD
but not a word she saydD
With that the shepheard gan to frowneA
He threw his pretie pypes adowneA
and on the ground him laydD
Sayth she I may not stay till nightD
And leaue my summer hall vndightD
and all for long of theeA
My Coate sayth he nor yet my fouldeD
Shall neither sheepe nor shepheard houldD
except thou fauour meA
Sayth she yet leuer I were deadD
Then I should lose my maydenheadD
and all for loue of menA
Sayth he yet are you too vnkindD
If in your heart you cannot findeD
to loue vs now and thenA
And J to thee will be as kindeD
As Colin was to RosalindeD
of curtesie the flowerF
Then will I be as true quoth sheA
As euer mayden yet might beA
vnto her ParamourF
With that she bent her snowe white kneeA
Downe by the shepheard kneeled sheeA
and him she sweetely kistD
With that the shepheard whoop'd for ioyL
Quoth he ther's neuer shepheards boyH
that euer was so blistD

Michael Drayton



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