Romance Of Dunois Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABC DDB EFB AAB| It was Dunois the young and brave was bound for Palestine | A |
| But first he made his orisons before Saint Mary's shrine | A |
| 'And grant immortal Queen of Heaven ' was still the Soldier s prayer | B |
| 'That I may prove the bravest knight and love the fairest fair ' | C |
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| His oath of honour on the shrine he graved it with his sword | D |
| And followed to the Holy Land the banner of his Lord | D |
| Where faithful to his noble vow his war cry filled the air | B |
| 'Be honoured aye the bravest knight beloved the fairest fair ' | - |
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| They owed the conquest to his arm and then his Liege Lord said | E |
| 'The heart that has for honour beat by bliss must be repaid | F |
| My daughter Isabel and thou shall be a wedded pair | B |
| For thou art bravest of the brave she fairest of the fair ' | - |
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| And then they bound the holy knot before Saint Mary's shrine | A |
| That makes a paradise on earth if hearts and hands combine | A |
| And every lord and lady bright that were in chapel there | B |
| Cried 'Honoured be the bravest knight beloved the fairest fair ' | - |
Sir Walter Scott
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