Sir Richard's Song Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BABA BABA BABA BCBA AAAA DADA ECEA FAFA GAGA| A D | A |
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| I followed my Duke ere I was a lover | B |
| To take from England fief and fee | A |
| But now this game is the other way over | B |
| But now England hath taken me | A |
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| I had my horse my shield and banner | B |
| And a boy's heart so whole and free | A |
| But now I sing in another manner | B |
| But now England hath taken me | A |
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| As for my Father in his tower | B |
| Asking news of my ship at sea | A |
| He will remember his own hour | B |
| Tell him England hath taken me | A |
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| As for my Mother in her bower | B |
| That rules my Father so cunningly | C |
| She will remember a maiden's power | B |
| Tell her England hath taken me | A |
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| As for my Brother in Rouen City | A |
| A nimble and naughty' page is he | A |
| But he will come to suffer and pity | A |
| Tell him England hath taken me | A |
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| As for my little Sister waiting | D |
| In the pleasant orchards of Normandie | A |
| Tell her youth is the time for mating | D |
| Tell her England hath taken me | A |
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| As for my comrades in camp and highway | E |
| That lift their eyebrows scornfully | C |
| Tell them their way is not my way | E |
| Tell them England hath taken me | A |
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| Kings and Princes and Barons famed | F |
| Knights and Captains in your degree | A |
| Hear me a little before I am blamed | F |
| Seeing England hath taken me | A |
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| Howso great man's strength be reckoned | G |
| There are two things he cannot flee | A |
| Love is the first and Death is the second | G |
| And Love in England hath taken me | A |
Rudyard Kipling
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