Chant Royal Of High Virtue Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABACDDEFGFHIBIBJJEFF FFABIKDLFFFFJABABDDF FFFFABABBBJFFFF| Who lives in suit of armour pent | A |
| And hides himself behind a wall | B |
| For him is not the great event | A |
| The garland nor the Capitol | C |
| And is God's guerdon less than they | D |
| Nay moral man I tell thee Nay | D |
| Nor shall the flaming forts be won | E |
| By sneaking negatives alone | F |
| By Lenten fast or Ramaz n | G |
| But by the challenge proudly thrown | F |
| Virtue is that becrowns a Man | H |
| God in His Palace resident | I |
| Of Bliss beheld our sinful ball | B |
| And charged His own Son innocent | I |
| Us to redeem from Adam's fall | B |
| 'Yet must it be that men Thee slay ' | J |
| 'Yea tho' it must must I obey ' | J |
| Said Christ and came His royal Son | E |
| To die and dying to atone | F |
| For harlot thief and publican | F |
| Read on that rood He died upon | F |
| Virtue is that becrowns a Man | F |
| Beneath that rood where He was bent | A |
| I saw the world's great captains all | B |
| Pass riding home from tournament | I |
| Adown the road from Roncesvalles | K |
| Lord Charlemagne in one array | D |
| Lords Caesar Cyrus Attila | L |
| Lord Alisaundre of Macedon | F |
| With flame on lance and habergeon | F |
| They passed and to the rataplan | F |
| Of drums gave salutation | F |
| 'Virtue is that becrowns a Man ' | J |
| Had tall Achilles lounged in tent | A |
| For aye and Xanthus neigh'd in stall | B |
| The towers of Troy had ne'er been shent | A |
| Nor stay'd the dance in Priam's hall | B |
| Bend o'er thy book till thou be grey | D |
| Read mark perpend digest survey | D |
| Instruct thee deep as Solomon | F |
| One only chapter thou canst con | F |
| One lesson learn one sentence scan | F |
| One title and one colophon | F |
| Virtue is that becrowns a Man | F |
| High Virtue's best is eloquent | A |
| With spur and not with martingall | B |
| Swear not to her thou'rt continent | A |
| BE COURTEOUS BRAVE AND LIBERAL | B |
| God fashion'd thee of chosen clay | B |
| For service nor did ever say | B |
| 'Deny thee this ' 'Abstain from yon ' | J |
| But to inure thee thew and bone | F |
| To be confirmed of the clan | F |
| That made immortal Marathon | F |
| Virtue is that becrowns a Man | F |
Sir Arthur Quiller-couch
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