Eclogue The Third Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

Rhyme Scheme: AAAAABABAA C DEDC C FG C HEHA C IEIAAJ C HBCB H CBCBBABAAA C CBBBAA H BBBBBCBCAA ABABBABBCC C CCCC BBEB EBBB ACECAA H BABAABABAA

Wouldst thou kenn Nature in her better parteA
Goe serche the logges and bordels of the hyndeA
Gyfe theye have anie itte ys roughe made arteA
Inne hem you see the blakied forme of kyndeA
Haveth your mind a lycheynge of a myndeA
Woulde it kenne everich thynge as it mote beeB
Woulde ytte here phrase of the vulgar from the hyndeA
Wythoute wiseegger wordes and knowlache freeB
Gyf soe rede thys whych Iche dysporteynge pendeA
Gif nete besyde yttes rhyme maie ytte commendA
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MANNEC
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Botte whether fayre mayde do ye goeD
O where do ye bend yer waieE
I wile knowe whether you goeD
I wylle not be asseled naieC
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WOMANNEC
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To Robyn and Nell all downe in the DelleF
To hele hem at makeynge of haieG
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MANNEC
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Syr Rogerre the Parsone hav hyred mee thereH
Comme Comme lette us tryppe ytte awaieE
We'lle wurche and wylle synge and wylle drenche of stronge BeereH
As longe as the merrie sommers daieA
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WOMANNEC
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Howe harde ys mie dome to wurchI
Moke is mie woeE
Dame Agnes whoe lies ynne the ChyrcheI
With birlette goldeA
Wythe gelten aumeres stronge ontoldeA
What was shee moe than me to be soeJ
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MANNEC
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I kenne Syr Roger from afarH
Tryppynge over the LeaB
Ich ask whie the loverds sonC
Is moe than meeB
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SIR ROGEREH
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The sweltrie sonne dothe hie apace hys wayneC
From everich beme a seme of lyfe doe falleB
Swythyn scille oppe the haie uponne the playneC
Methynckes the cockse begynneth to gre talleB
Thys ys alyche oure doome the great the smalleB
Moste withe and be forwyned by Deathis darteA
See the swote flourette hathe noe swote at alleB
Itte wythe the ranke wede berethe evalle parteA
The cravent warriour and the wyse be blentA
Alyche to drie awaie with those thele did bementeA
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MANNEC
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All a Boon Syr Priest all a boonC
Bye yer preesteschype nowe saye unto meeB
Sir Gaufryd the knyghte who lyveth harde bieB
Whie should hee than meB
Bee moe greateA
Inne honnoure knyghtehoode and estateA
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SIR ROGEREH
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Attourne thine eyne arounde thys haied meeB
Tentyflie loke arounde the chaper delleB
An answer to thie barganette here seeB
Thys welked flouertte wylle a leson telleB
Arist it blew itte florished and dyd welleB
Lokeynge ascaunce upon the naighboure greeneC
Yet with the deigned greene yttes rennome felleB
Eftsonnes ytte shronke upon the daie brente playneC
Didde not yttes loke whilest ytte there dyd stondeA
To croppe ytte in the bodde move somme drede hondeA
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Syke ys the waie of lyffe the loverds enteA
Mooveth the robber hym therfor to sleaB
Gyf thou has ethe the shadowe of contenteA
Believe the trothe theres none moe haile yan theeB
Thou wurchest welle canne thatte a trobble beeB
Slothe moe wulde jade thee than the roughest daieA
Couldest thou the kivercled of soughlys seeB
Thou wuldst eftsoones see trothe inne whatte I saieB
Botte lette mee heere thie waie offe lyffe and thenneC
Heare thou from mee the lyffs of odher menneC
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MANNEC
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I ryse wythe the SonneC
Lyche hym to dryve the wayneC
And eere mie wurche is donC
I synge a Songe or twayneC
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I followe the plough tayleB
Wythe a long jubb of aleB
Botte of the Maydens ohE
Itte lacketh notte to telleB
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Syr Preeste mote notte crie woeE
Culde hys bull do as welleB
I daunce the beste heiedeygnesB
And foile the wysest feygnesB
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On everych Seynctes his daieA
Wythe the mynstrelle am I seenC
All a footeynge it awaieE
Wythe maydens on the greeneC
But oh I wyshe to be moe greateA
In rennome tenure and estateA
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SIR ROGERREH
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Has thou ne sene a tree uponne a hylleB
Whose unliste braunces rechen far toe syghteA
Whan fuired unwers doe the heaven fylleB
Itte shaketh deere yn dole and moke affryghteA
Whilst the congeon flowrette abessie dyghteA
Stondeth unhurte unquaced bie the stormeB
Syke is a picte of lyffe the manne of myghteA
Is tempest chaft hys woe greate as hys formeB
Thieself a flourette of a small accounteA
Wouldst harder felle the wynde as hygher thee dydste mountA

Thomas Chatterton



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