Eclogue The Second Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABCBCCDCEAAAEAEEAEA AAFGFHABFBAAAFAFFBFB AAAFAFFAFAAAAIJIIAIA AAABJBBBBBAAEFEFFAFA AAEBEBKKSPRYTES of the bleste the pious Nygelle sed | A |
Poure owte yer pleasaunce onn mie fadres hedde | A |
Rycharde of Lyons harte to fyghte is gon | B |
Uponne the brede sea doe the banners gleme | C |
The amenused nationnes be aston | B |
To ken syke large a flete syke fyne syke breme | C |
The barkis heafods coupe the lymed streme | C |
Oundes synkeynge oundes upon the hard ake riese | D |
The water slughornes wythe a swotye cleme | C |
Conteke the dynnynge ayre and reche the skies | E |
Sprytes of the bleste on gouldyn trones astedde | A |
Poure owte yer pleasaunce onn mie fadres hedde | A |
The gule depeyncted oares from the black tyde | A |
Decorn wyth fonnes rare doe shemrynge ryse | E |
Upswalynge doe heie shewe ynne drierie pryde | A |
Lyche gore red estells in the eve merk skyes | E |
The nome depeyncted shields the speres aryse | E |
Alyche talle roshes on the water syde | A |
Alenge from bark to bark the bryghte sheene flyes | E |
Sweft kerv'd delyghtes doe on the water glyde | A |
Sprites of the bleste and everich Seyncte ydedde | A |
Poure owte youre pleasaunce on mie fadres hedde | A |
The Sarasen lokes owte he doethe feere | F |
That Englondes brondeous sonnes do cotte the waie | G |
Lyke honted bockes theye reineth here and there | F |
Onknowlachynge inne whatte place to obaie | H |
The banner glesters on the beme of daie | A |
The mittee crosse Jerusalim ys seene | B |
Dhereof the fyghte yer corrage doe affraie | F |
In baleful dole their faces be ywreene | B |
Sprytes of the bleste and everich Seyncte ydedde | A |
Poure owte your pleasaunce on mie fadres hedde | A |
The bollengers and cottes soe swyfte yn fyghte | A |
Upon the sydes of everich bark appere | F |
Foorthe to his offyce lepethe everych knyghte | A |
Eftsoones hys squyer with hys shielde and spere | F |
The jynynge shieldes doe shemre and moke glare | F |
The dotheynge oare doe make gemoted dynne | B |
The reynyng foemen thynekeynge gif to dare | F |
Boun the merk swerde theie seche to fraie theie blyn | B |
Sprytes of the bleste and everyche Seyncte ydedde | A |
Powre oute yer pleasaunce onn mie fadres hedde | A |
Now comm the warrynge Sarasyns to fyghte | A |
Kynge Rycharde lyche a lyoncel of warre | F |
Inne sheenynge goulde lyke feerie gronfers dyghte | A |
Shaketh alofe hys honde and seene afarre | F |
Syke haveth I espyde a greter starre | F |
Amenge the drybblett ons to sheene fulle bryghte | A |
Syke sunnys wayne wyth amayl'd beames doe barr | F |
The blaunchie mone or estells to gev lyghte | A |
Sprytes of the bleste and everich Seyncte ydedde | A |
Poure owte your pleasaunce on mie fadres hedde | A |
Distraughte affraie wythe lockes of blodde red die | A |
Terroure emburled yn the thonders rage | I |
Death lynked to dismaie dothe ugsomme flie | J |
Enchasynge echone champyonne war to wage | I |
Speeres bevyle speres swerdes upon swerdes engage | I |
Armoure on armoure dynn shielde upon shielde | A |
Ne dethe of thosandes can the warre assuage | I |
Botte salleynge nombers sable all the feelde | A |
Sprytes of the bleste and everych Seynte ydedde | A |
Poure owte youre pleasaunce on mie fadres hedde | A |
The foemen fal arounde the cross reles hye | A |
Steyned ynne goere the harte of warre ys seen | B |
Kyng Richarde thorough everyche trope dothe flie | J |
And beereth meynte of Turkes onto the greene | B |
Bie hymm the floure of Asies menn ys sleene | B |
The waylynge mone doth fade before hys sonne | B |
Bie hym hys knyghtes bee formed to actions deene | B |
Doeynge syke marvels strongers be aston | B |
Sprytes of the bleste and everych Seyncte ydedde | A |
Poure owte your pieasaunce onn mie fadres hedde | A |
The fyghte ys wonne Kynge Rycharde master is | E |
The Englonde bannerr kisseth the hie ayre | F |
Full of pure joie the armie is iwys | E |
And everych one haveth it onne his bayre | F |
Agayne to Englonde comme and worschepped there | F |
Twyghte into lovynge armes and feasted eft | A |
In everych eyne aredynge nete of wyere | F |
Of all remembrance of past peyne berefte | A |
Sprites of the bleste and everich Seyncte ydedde | A |
Syke pleasures powre upon mie fadres hedde | A |
Syke Nigel sed whan from the bluie sea | E |
The upswol sayle dyd daunce before his eyne | B |
Swefte as the withe hee toe the beeche dyd flee | E |
And founde his fadre steppeynge from the bryne | B |
Lette thyssen menne who haveth sprite of loove | K |
Bethyncke untoe hemselves how mote the meetynge proove | K |
Thomas Chatterton
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