Amantium Irae Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBCCDE FFGGHHEE GGIIGGEE GGGGJKEE GGLLGGEE| In going to my naked bed as one that would have slept | A |
| I heard a wife sing to her child that long before had wept | A |
| She sigh egrave d sore and sang full sweet to bring the babe to rest | B |
| That would not cease but cri egrave d still in sucking at her breast | B |
| She was full weary of her watch and griev egrave d with her child | C |
| She rock egrave d it and rated it till that on her it smiled | C |
| Then did she say Now have I found this proverb true to prove | D |
| The falling out of faithful friends renewing is of love | E |
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| Then took I paper pen and ink this proverb for to write | F |
| In register for to remain of such a worthy wight | F |
| As she proceeded thus in song unto her little brat | G |
| Much matter utter'd she of weight in place whereas she sat | G |
| And prov egrave d plain there was no beast nor creature bearing life | H |
| Could well be known to live in love without discord and strife | H |
| Then kiss egrave d she her little babe and sware by God above | E |
| The falling out of faithful friends renewing is of love | E |
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| She said that neither king nor prince nor lord could live aright | G |
| Until their puissance they did prove their manhood and their might | G |
| When manhood shall be matched so that fear can take no place | I |
| Then weary works make warriors each other to embrace | I |
| And left their force that fail egrave d them which did consume the rout | G |
| That might before have lived their time their strength and nature out | G |
| Then did she sing as one that thought no man could her reprove | E |
| The falling out of faithful friends renewing is of love | E |
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| She said she saw no fish nor fowl nor beast within her haunt | G |
| That met a stranger in their kind but could give it a taunt | G |
| Since flesh might not endure but rest must wrath succeed | G |
| And force the fight to fall to play in pasture where they feed | G |
| So noble nature can well end the work she hath begun | J |
| And bridle well that will not cease her tragedy in some | K |
| Thus in song she oft rehearsed as did her well behove | E |
| The falling out of faithful friends renewing is of love | E |
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| I marvel much pardy quoth she for to behold the rout | G |
| To see man woman boy and beast to toss the world about | G |
| Some kneel some crouch some beck some check and some can smoothly smile | L |
| And some embrace others in arm and there think many a wile | L |
| Some stand aloof at cap and knee some humble and some stout | G |
| Yet are they never friends in deed until they once fall out | G |
| Thus ended she her song and said before she did remove | E |
| The falling out of faithful friends renewing is of love | E |
Richard Edwardes
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