à?lla, A Tragical Interlude - Act I Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDDCECECCDCDDDEFEG DD AHGDDDDIGBGGBGBDDHCJ CKLDDDFFDJDJJDJDFFGD DBDDFDFMKFGEGEEIEEGC C AJDDDDDDJDJNNGOFDOCC CBECCNJNJCNBNNCJFFFC NNNNCFGFLCCNCNCPNPBC CFLKLJLJNNCNBOLOLCCN CKCBNNNCNCNCFLNLNGGB GNBJONGONFJOOGNBNBNN OCOCGN| SCENE I | A |
| CELMONDE att BRYSTOWE | B |
| Before yonne roddie sonne has droove hys wayne | C |
| Throwe halfe hys joornie dyghte yn gites of goulde | D |
| Mee happeless mee hee wylle a wretche behoulde | D |
| Mieselfe and al that's myne bounde ynn myschaunces chayne | C |
| Ah Birtha whie dydde Nature frame thee fayre | E |
| Whie art thou all thatt poyntelle canne bewreene | C |
| Whie art thou nott as coarse as odhers are | E |
| Butte thenn thie soughle woulde throwe thy vysage sheene | C |
| Yatt shemres onn thie comelie semlykeene | C |
| Lyche nottebrowne cloudes whann bie the sonne made redde | D |
| Orr scarlette wythe waylde lynnen clothe ywreene | C |
| Syke would thie spryte uponn thie vysage spredde | D |
| Thys daie brave lla dothe thyne honde and harte | D |
| Clayme as hys owne to be whyche nee from hys moste parte | D |
| And cann I lyve to see herr wythe anere | E |
| Ytt cannotte muste nott naie ytt shalle not bee | F |
| Thys nyghte I'll putte stronge poysonn ynn the beere | E |
| And hymm herr and myselfe attenes wyll slea | G |
| Assyst mee Helle lett Devylles rounde mee tende | D |
| To slea mieself mie love eke mie doughtie friende | D |
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| SCENE II | A |
| LLA BIRTHA | H |
| LLA | G |
| Notte whanne the hallie prieste dyd make me knyghte | D |
| Blessynge the weaponne tellynge future dede | D |
| Howe bie mie honde the prevyd Dane should blede | D |
| Howe I schulde often bee and often wynne ynn fyghte | D |
| Notte whann I fyrste behelde thie beauteous hue | I |
| Whyche strooke mie mynde and rouzed mie softer soule | G |
| Nott whann from the barbed horse yn fyghte dyd viewe | B |
| The flying Dacians oere the wyde playne roule | G |
| Whan all the troopes of Denmarque made grete dole | G |
| Dydd I fele joie wyth syke reddoure as nowe | B |
| Whan hallie preest the lechemanne of the soule | G |
| Dydd knytte us both ynn a caytysnede vowe | B |
| Now hallie lla's selynesse ys grate | D |
| Shap haveth nowe ymade hys woes for to emmate | D |
| BIRTHA | H |
| Mie lorde and husbande syke a joie ys myne | C |
| Botte mayden modestie moste ne soe saie | J |
| Albeytte thou mayest rede ytt ynn myne eyne | C |
| Or ynn myne harte where thou shalte be for aie | K |
| Inne sothe I have butte meeded oute thie faie | L |
| For twelve tymes twelve the mone hathe bin yblente | D |
| As manie tymes hathe vyed the Godde of daie | D |
| And on the grasse her lemes of sylverr sente | D |
| Sythe thou dydst cheese mee for thie swote to bee | F |
| Enactynge ynn the same moste faiefullie to mee | F |
| Ofte have I scene thee atte the none daie feaste | D |
| Whanne deysde bie thieselfe for want of pheeres | J |
| Awhylst thie merryemen dydde laughe and jeaste | D |
| Onn mee thou semest all eyne to mee all eares | J |
| Thou wardest mee as gyff ynn hondred feeres | J |
| Alest a daygnous looke to thee be sente | D |
| And offrendes made mee moe thann yie compheeres | J |
| Offe scarpes of scarlette and fyne paramente | D |
| All thie yntente to please was lyssed to mee | F |
| I saie ytt I moste streve thatt you ameded bee | F |
| LLA | G |
| Mie lyttel kyndnesses whyche I dydd doe | D |
| Thie gentleness doth corven them so grete | D |
| Lyche bawsyn olyphauntes mie gnattes doe shewe | B |
| Thou doest mie thoughtes of paying love amate | D |
| Butte hann mie actyonns straughte the rolle of fate | D |
| Pyghte thee fromm Hell or broughte Heaven down to thee | F |
| Layde the whol worlde a falldstole atte thie feete | D |
| On smyle would be suffycyll mede for mee | F |
| I amm Loves borro'r and canne never paie | M |
| Botte be hys borrower stylle and thyne mie swete for aie | K |
| BIRTHA | F |
| Love doe notte rate your achevmentes soe small | G |
| As I to you syke love untoe mee beare | E |
| For nothynge paste wille Birtha ever call | G |
| Ne on a foode from Heaven thynke to cheere | E |
| As farr as thys frayle brutylle flesch wyll spere | E |
| Syke and ne fardher I expecte of you | I |
| Be notte toe slacke yn love ne overdeare | E |
| A smalle fyre yan a loude flame proves more true | E |
| AELLA | G |
| Thie gentle wordis doe thie volunde kenne | C |
| To bee moe clergionde thann ys ynn meyncte of menne | C |
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| SCENE III | A |
| LLA BIRTHA CELMONDE MYNSTRELLES | J |
| CELMONDE | D |
| Alle blessynges showre on gentle lla's hedde | D |
| Oft maie the moon yn sylverr sheenynge lyghte | D |
| Inn varied chaunges varyed blessynges shedde | D |
| Besprengeynge far abrode mischaunces nyghte | D |
| And thou fayre Birtha thou fayre Dame so bryghte | D |
| Long mayest thou wyth lla fynde much peace | J |
| Wythe selynesse as wyth a roabe be dyghte | D |
| Wyth everych chaungynge mone new joies encrease | J |
| I as a token of mie love to speak | N |
| Have brought you jubbes of ale at nyghte youre brayne to breake | N |
| LLA | G |
| Whan sopperes paste we'll drenche youre ale soe stronge | O |
| Tyde lyfe tyde death | F |
| CELMONDE | D |
| Ye Mynstrelles chaunt your songe | O |
| Mynstrelles Songe bie a Manne and Womanne | C |
| MANNE | C |
| Tourne thee to thie Shepsterr swayne | C |
| Bryghte sonne has ne droncke the dewe | B |
| From the floures of yellowe hue | E |
| Tourne thee Alyce back again | C |
| WOMANNE | C |
| No bestoikerre I wylle goe | N |
| Softlie tryppynge o'ere the mees | J |
| Lyche the sylver footed doe | N |
| Seekeynge shelterr yn grene trees | J |
| MANNE | C |
| See the moss growne daisey'd banke | N |
| Pereynge ynne the streme belowe | B |
| Here we'lle sytte yn dewie danke | N |
| Tourne thee Alyce do notte goe | N |
| WOMANNE | C |
| I've hearde erste mie grandame saie | J |
| Yonge damoyselles schulde ne bee | F |
| Inne the swotie monthe of Maie | F |
| Wythe yonge menne bie the grene wode tree | F |
| MANNE | C |
| Sytte thee Alyce sytte and harke | N |
| Howe the ouzle chauntes hys noate | N |
| The chelandree greie morn larke | N |
| Chauntynge from theyre lyttel throate | N |
| WOMANNE | C |
| I heare them from eche grene wode tree | F |
| Chauntynge owte so blatauntlie | G |
| Tellynge lecturnyes to mee | F |
| Myscheefe ys whanne you are nygh | L |
| MANNE | C |
| See alonge the mees so grene | C |
| Pied daisies kynge coppes swote | N |
| Alle we see bie non bee seene | C |
| Nete botte shepe settes here a fote | N |
| WOMANNE | C |
| Shepster swayne you tare mie gratche | P |
| Oute uponne ye lette me goe | N |
| Leave me swythe or I'lle alatche | P |
| Robynne thys youre dame shall knowe | B |
| MANNE | C |
| See the crokynge brionie | C |
| Rounde the popler twyste hys spraie | F |
| Rounde the oake the greene ivie | L |
| Florryshcethe and lyveth aie | K |
| Lette us seate us bie thys tree | L |
| Laughe and synge to lovynge ayres | J |
| Comme and doe notte coyen bee | L |
| Nature made all thynges bie payres | J |
| Drooried cattes wylle after kynde | N |
| Gentle doves wylle kyss and coe | N |
| WOMANNE | C |
| Botte manne hee moste be ywrynde | N |
| Tylle syr preeste make on of two | B |
| Tempte me ne to the foule thynge | O |
| I wylle no mannes lemanne be | L |
| Tyll syr preeste hys songe doethe synge | O |
| Thou shalt neere fynde aught of mee | L |
| MANNE | C |
| Bie our ladie her yborne | C |
| To morrowe soone as ytte ys daie | N |
| I'lle make thee wyfe ne bee forsworne | C |
| So tyde me lyfe or dethe for aie | K |
| WOMANNE | C |
| Whatt dothe lette botte thatte nowe | B |
| Wee attenes thos honde yn honde | N |
| Unto divinstre goe | N |
| And bee lyncked yn wedlocke bonde | N |
| MANNE | C |
| I agree and thus I plyghte | N |
| Honde and harte and all that's myne | C |
| Goode syr Rogerr do us ryghte | N |
| Make us one at Cothbertes shryne | C |
| BOTHE | F |
| We wylle ynn a bordelle lyve | L |
| Hailie thoughe of no estate | N |
| Everyche clocke moe love shall gyve | L |
| Wee ynn godenesse wylle be greate | N |
| LLA | G |
| I lyche thys songe I lyche ytt myckle well | G |
| And there ys monie for yer syngeynge nowe | B |
| Butte have you noone thatt marriage blessynges telle | G |
| CELMONDE | N |
| In marriage blessynges are botte fewe I trowe | B |
| MYNSTRELLES | J |
| Laverde wee have and gyff you please wille synge | O |
| As well as owre choughe voices wylle permytte | N |
| LLA | G |
| Comme then and see you swotelie tune the strynge | O |
| And stret and engyne all the human wytte | N |
| Toe please mie dame | F |
| MYNSTRELLES | J |
| We'lle strayne owre wytte and synge | O |
| Mynstrelles Songe | O |
| FIRST MYNSTRELLE | G |
| The boddynge flourettes bloshes atte the lyghte | N |
| The mees be sprenged wyth the yellowe hue | B |
| Ynn daiseyd mantels ys the mountayne dyghte | N |
| The nesh yonge coweslepe bendethe wyth the dewe | B |
| The trees enlefed yntoe Heavenne straughte | N |
| Whenn gentle wyndes doe blowe to whestlyng dynne ys brought | N |
| The evenynge commes and brynges the dewe alonge | O |
| The roddie welkynne sheeneth to the eyne | C |
| Arounde the alestake Mynstrells synge the songe | O |
| Yonge ivie rounde the doore poste do entwyne | C |
| I laie mee onn the grasse yette to mie wylle | G |
| Albeyt | N |
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