Astrophel And Stella - Eight Song Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

Rhyme Scheme: AABB CCCC DDEE FFCC CCBB CCBB GGHH IJKK LLCC MMNN MMNN MMGG MMOO CCPP MMGG GGCC PPGG QQCC FMCC CCEE CCCC CCCC MMCC PPCC CMCC CCPP

In a groue most rich of shadeA
Where birds wanton musicke madeA
Maie then yong his pide weedes showingB
New perfum'd with flowers fresh growingB
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Astrophel with Stella sweetC
Did for mutual comfort meeteC
Both within themselues oppressedC
But each in the other blessedC
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Him great harmes had taught much careD
Her faire necke a foule yoke bareD
But her sight his cares did banishE
In his sight her yoke did vanishE
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Wept they had alas the whileF
But now teares themselues did smileF
While their eyes by Loue directedC
Enterchangeably reflectedC
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Sigh they did but now betwixtC
Sighes of woe were glad sighes mixtC
With arms crost yet testifyingB
restlesse rest and liuing dyingB
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Their eares hungrie of each wordC
Which the deare tongue would affordC
But their tongues restrain'd from walkingB
Till their harts had ended talkingB
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But when their tongues could not speakeG
Loue it selfe did silence breakeG
Loue did set his lips asunderH
Thus to speake in loue and wonderH
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Stella Soueraigne of my ioyI
Faire triumpher of annoyJ
Stella Starre of heauenly fierK
Stella loadstar of desierK
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Stella in whose shining eyesL
Are the lights of Cupids skiesL
Whose beames where they once are dartedC
Loue therewith is streight impartedC
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Stella whose voice when it speakesM
Senses all asunder breakesM
Stella whose voice when it singethN
Angels to acquaintance bringethN
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Stella in whose body isM
Writ each caracter of blisseM
Whose face all all beauty passethN
Saue thy mind which it surpassethN
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Graunt O graunt but speach alasM
Failes me fearing on to passeM
Graunt O me what am I sayingG
But no fault there is in prayingG
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Graunt O Deere on knees I prayM
Knees on ground he then did stayM
That not I but since I loue youO
Time and place for me may moue youO
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Neuer season was more fitC
Never roome more apt for itC
Smiling ayre allowes my reasonP
These birds sing Now vse the seasonP
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This small wind which so sweete isM
See how it the leaues doth kisseM
Each tree in his best attiringG
Sense of Loue to Loue inspiringG
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Loue makes earth the water drinkG
Loue to earth makes water sinkeG
And if dumbe things be so wittyC
Shall a heauenly Grace want pittyC
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There his hands in their speech faineP
Would haue made tongues language plaineP
But her hands his hands repellingG
Gaue repulse all grace expellingG
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Then she spake her speech was suchQ
So not eares but hart did tuchQ
While such wise she loue deniedC
And yet loue she signifiedC
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Astrophel sayd she my loueF
Cease in these effects to proueM
Now be still yet still beleeue meC
Thy griefe more then death would grieue meC
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If that any thought in meC
Can tast comfort but of theeC
Let me fed with hellish anguishE
Ioylesse hopelesse endlesse languishE
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If those eyes you praised beC
Halfe so deare as you to meC
Let me home returne starke blindedC
Of those eyes and blinder mindedC
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If to secret of my hartC
I do any wish impartC
Where thou art not formost placedC
Be both wish and I defacedC
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If more may be sayd I sayM
All my blisse in thee I layM
If thou loue my loue content theeC
For all loue all faith is meant theeC
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Trust me while I thee denyP
In my selfe the smart I tryP
Tyran Honour doth thus vse theeC
Stellas selfe might not refuse theeC
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Therefore deare this no more moueC
Least though I leaue not thy loueM
Which too deep in me is framedC
I should blush when thou art namedC
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Therewithall away she wentC
Leauing him to passion rentC
With what she had done and spokenP
That therewith my song is brokenP

Philip Sidney (sir)



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