Astrophel's Song Of Phyllida And Corydon Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

Rhyme Scheme: ABCBDEFEGHIJKLMNIHOH HHPHMQRSDTUTHSVQVHQH HWXWYZQZA2ETEHB2HB2C 2B2D2B2HVQE2F2G2H2G2

Fair in a morn O fairest mornA
Was never morn so fairB
There shone a sun though not the sunC
That shineth in the airB
For the earth and from the earthD
Was never such a creatureE
Did come this face was never faceF
That carried such a featureE
Upon a hill O bless d hillG
Was never hill so bless dH
There stood a man was never manI
For woman so distressedJ
This man beheld a heavenly viewK
Which did such virtue giveL
As clears the blind and helps the lameM
And makes the dead man liveN
This man had hap O happy manI
More happy none than heH
For he had hap to see the hapO
That none had hap to seeH
This silly swain and silly swainsH
Are men of meanest graceH
Had yet the grace O gracious giftP
To hap on such a faceH
He pity cried and pity cameM
And pitied so his painQ
As dying would not let him dieR
But gave him life againS
For joy whereof he made such mirthD
As all the woods did ringT
And Pan with all his swains came forthU
To hear the shepherd singT
But such a song sung never wasH
Nor shall be sung againS
Of Phyllida the shepherds' queenV
And Corydon the swainQ
Fair Phyllis is the shepherds' queenV
Was never such a queen as sheH
And Corydon her only swainQ
Was never such a swain as heH
Fair Phyllis hath the fairest faceH
That ever eye did yet beholdW
And Corydon the constant'st faithX
That ever yet kept flock in foldW
Sweet Phyllis is the sweetest sweetY
That ever yet the earth did yieldZ
And Corydon the kindest swainQ
That ever yet kept lambs in fieldZ
Sweet Philomel is Phyllis' birdA2
Though Corydon be he that caught herE
And Corydon doth hear her singT
Though Phyllida be she that taught herE
Poor Corydon doth keep the fieldsH
Though Phyllida be she that owes themB2
And Phyllida doth walk the meadsH
Though Corydon be he that mows themB2
The little lambs are Phyllis' loveC2
Though Corydon is he that feeds themB2
The gardens fair are Phyllis' groundD2
Though Corydon is he that weeds themB2
Since then that Phyllis only isH
The only shepherd's only queenV
And Corydon the only swainQ
That only hath her shepherd beenE2
Though Phyllis keep her bower of stateF2
Shall Corydon consume awayG2
No shepherd no work out the weekH2
And Sunday shall be holidayG2

Nicholas Breton



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