A Guiltlesse Lady Imprisoned: After Penanced. Song Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABBCC ADEFF AGGHH CIIBB CJJKK CEEBB CIIBB| I | A |
| Heark faire one how what e're here is | B |
| Doth laugh and sing at thy distresse | B |
| Not out of hate to thy reliefe | C |
| But joy t' enjoy thee though in griefe | C |
| - | |
| II | A |
| See that which chaynes you you chaine here | D |
| The prison is thy prisoner | E |
| How much thy jaylor's keeper art | F |
| He bindes your hands but you his heart | F |
| - | |
| III | A |
| The gyves to rase so smooth a skin | G |
| Are so unto themselves within | G |
| But blest to kisse so fayre an arme | H |
| Haste to be happy with that harme | H |
| - | |
| IV | C |
| And play about thy wanton wrist | I |
| As if in them thou so wert drest | I |
| But if too rough too hard they presse | B |
| Oh they but closely closely kisse | B |
| - | |
| V | C |
| And as thy bare feet blesse the way | J |
| The people doe not mock but pray | J |
| And call thee as amas'd they run | K |
| Instead of prostitute a nun | K |
| - | |
| VI | C |
| The merry torch burnes with desire | E |
| To kindle the eternall fire | E |
| And lightly daunces in thine eyes | B |
| To tunes of epithalamies | B |
| - | |
| VII | C |
| The sheet's ty'd ever to thy wast | I |
| How thankfull to be so imbrac't | I |
| And see thy very very bonds | B |
| Are bound to thee to binde such hands | B |
Richard Lovelace
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