à?lla, A Tragical Interlude - Act Iii Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEEEFEGEGHB DHIGIGGIGBGBGGIGIGIG GIDBDBGGIJGBGGGIKGKG GGILILIGGIFBFGGGILGL GCLL AGGGGGGDGDIMGLGLLGLG FF ABHIHIIGIGI GI CLGICHGLICILGIILCGGL CFDGFCDDIDIIIGIGIGGI GIBBCGIGIIIIIGB AGLIIIIIIIIIIIGIGBGG NGIDDGDGGIGIII KGCCGGI

SCENE IA
BRISTOWEB
BIRTHAC
Gentle Egwina do notte preche me joieD
I cannotte joie ynne anie thynge botte weereE
Oh yatte aughte schulde oure selynesse destroieE
Floddynge the face wythe woe and brynie teareE
EGWINAF
You muste you muste endeavour for to cheereE
Youre harte unto somme cherisaunied resteG
Youre loverde from the battelle wylle appereE
Ynne honnoure and a greater love be dresteG
Botte I wylle call the mynstrelles roundelaieH
Perchaunce the swotie sounde maie chase your wiere awaieB
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MYNSTRELLES SONGED
O synge untoe mie roundelaieH
O droppe the blynie teare wythe meeI
Daunce ne moe atte hallie daieG
Lycke a reyneynge ryver beeI
Mie love ys deddeG
Gon to hys death beddeG
Al under the wyllowe treeI
Blacke hys cryne as the wynter nyghteG
Whyte hys rode as the sommer snoweB
Rodde hys face as the morning lyghteG
Cale he lyes ynne the grave beloweB
Mie love ys deddeG
Gon to hys death beddeG
Al under the wyllowe treeI
Swote hys tynge as the throstles noteG
Quycke ynn daunce as thoughte canne beeI
Defte hys taboure codgelle stoteG
O hee lyes bie the wyllowe treeI
Mie love ys deddeG
Gonne to hys deathe beddeG
Alle underre the wyllowe treeI
Harke the ravenne flappes hys wyngeD
In the briered delle beloweB
Harke the dethe owle loude dothe syngeD
To the nyghte mares as heie goeB
Mie love ys deddeG
Gonne to hys deathe beddeG
Al under the wyllowe treeI
See the whyte moone sheenes onne hieJ
Whyterre ys mie true loves shroudeG
Whyterre yanne the mornynge skieB
Whyterre yanne the evenynge cloudeG
Mie love ys deddeG
Gon to hys deathe beddeG
Al under the wyllowe treeI
Here uponne mie true loves graveK
Schalle the baren fleurs be laydeG
Nee one hallie Seyncte to saveK
Al the celness of a maydeG
Mie love ys deddeG
Gonne to hys death beddeG
Alle under the wyllowe treeI
Wythe mie hondes I'lle dente the brieresL
Rounde his hallie corse to greI
Ouphante fairie lyghte youre fyresL
Heere mie boddie stylle schalle beeI
Mie love ys deddeG
Gon to hys death beddeG
Al under the wyllowe treeI
Comme wythe acorne coppe and thorneF
Drayne mie hartys blodde awaieB
Lyfe and all yttes goode I scorneF
Daunce bie nete or feaste by daieG
My love ys deddeG
Gon to hys death beddeG
Al under the wyllowe treeI
Waterre wytches crownede wythe reytesL
Bere mee to yer leathalle tydeG
I die I comme mie true love waytesL
Thos the damselle spake and dyedG
BIRTHAC
Thys syngeyng haveth whatte coulde make ytte pleaseL
Butte mie uncourtlie shappe benymmes mee of all easeL
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SCENE IIA
LLA atte WATCHETTEG
CURSE onne mie tardie woundes brynge mee a stedeG
I wylle awaie to Birtha bie thys nyghteG
Albeytte fro mie woundes mie soul doe bledeG
I wylle awaie die wythynne her syghteG
Brynge mee a stede wythe eagle wynges for flyghteG
Swefte as mie wyshe as mie love ys strongeD
The Danes have wroughte mee myckle woe ynne fyghteG
Inne kepeynge mee from Birtha's armes so longeD
O whatte a dome was myne sythe masterieI
Canne yeve ne pleasaunce nor mie londes goode leme myne eieM
Yee goddes howe ys a loverres temper formedG
Sometymes the samme thynge wylle bothe bane blesseL
On tyme encalede yanne bie the same thynge warmdG
Estroughted foorthe and yanne ybrogten lessL
'Tys Birtha's loss whyche doe mie thoughtes possesseL
I wylle I muste awaie whie staies mie stedeG
Mie huscarles hyther haste prepare a dresseL
Whyche couracyers yn hastie journies nedeG
O heavens I I moste awaie to Byrtha eyneF
For yn her lookes I fynde mie beynge doe entwyneF
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SCENE IIIA
CELMONDE atte BRYSTOWEB
The worlde ys darke wythe nyghte the wyndes are stylleH
Fayntelie the mone her palyde lyght makes glemeI
The upryste sprytes the sylente letten fylleH
Wythe ouphant faeryes joynyng ynne the dremeI
The forreste sheenethe wythe the sylver lemeI
Now maie mie love be sated ynn yttes treateG
Uponne the lynche of somme swefte reynyng stremeI
Att the swote banquette I wylle swotelie eateG
Thys ys the howse yee hyndes swythyn appereI
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CELMONDEG
Go telle to Birtha strayte a straungerr waytethe hereI
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BIRTHAC
Celmonde yee seynctes I hope thou haste goode newesL
CELMONDEG
The hope ys loste for heavie newes prepareI
BIRTHAC
Is lla welleH
CELMONDEG
Hee lyves and stylle maie useL
The behylte blessynges of a future yeareI
BIRTHAC
Whatte heavie tydynge thenne have I to feareI
Of whatte mischaunce dydste thou so latelie saieL
CELMONDEG
For heavie tydynges swythyn nowe prepareI
lla sore wounded ys yn bykerous fraieI
In Wedecester's wallid toune he lyesL
BIRTHAC
O mie agroted breastG
CELMONDEG
Wythoute your syghte he dyesL
BIRTHAC
Wylle Birtha's presence ethe herr lla's payneF
I flie newe wynges doe from mie schoulders spryngeD
CELMONDEG
Mit stede wydhoute wylle deftlie beere us twayneF
BIRTHAC
Oh I wyll flie as wynde and no waie lyngeD
Sweftlie caparisons for rydynge bryngeD
I have a mynde wynged wythe the levyne ploomeI
O lla lla dydste thou kenne the styngeD
The whyche doeth canker ynne mie hartys roomeI
Thou wouldste see playne thieself the gare to beeI
Aryse uponne thie love and flie to meeten meeI
CELMONDEG
The stede on whyche I came ys swefte as ayreI
Mie servytoures doe wayte mee nere the wodeG
Swythynne wythe mee unto the place repayreI
To lla I wylle gev you conducte goodeG
Youre eyne alyche a baulme wylle staunche hys bloodeG
Holpe oppe hys woundes and yev hys harte alle cheereI
Uponne your eyne he holdes hys lyvelyhodeG
You doe hys spryte and alle hys pleasaunce bereI
Comme lette's awaie albeytte ytte ys mokeB
Yette love wille bee a tore to tourne to feere nyghtes smokeB
BIRTHAC
Albeytte unwears dyd the welkynn rendeG
Reyne alyche fallynge ryvers dyd ferse beeI
Erthe wythe the ayre enchased dyd contendeG
Everychone breathe of wynde wythe plagues dyd sleeI
Yette I to lla's eyne eftsoones woulde sleeI
Albeytte hawethornes dyd mie fleshe ensemeI
Owlettes wythe scrychynge shakeynge everyche treeI
And water neders wrygglynge yn eche stremeI
Yette woulde I flie ne under coverte staieG
Botte seke mie lla owte brave Celmonde leade the waieB
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SCENE IIIA
A WODEG
HURRA DANESL
HURRAI
HEERE ynn yis forreste lette us watche for preeI
Bewreckeynge on oure foemenne oure ylle warreI
Whatteverre schalle be Englysch wee wylle sleaI
Spreddynge our ugsomme rennome to afarreI
Ye Dacyanne menne gyff Dacyanne menne yee areI
Lette nete botte blodde suffycyle for yee beeI
On everich breaste yn gorie letteres scarreI
Whatt sprytes you have howe those sprytes maie dreeI
And gyf yee gette awaie to Denmarkes shoreI
Eftesoones we will retourne vanquished bee ne moereI
The battelle loste a battelle was yndedeG
Note queedes hemselfes culde stonde so harde a fraieI
Oure verie armoure oure heaulmes dyd bledeG
The Dacyannes sprytes lyche dewe drops fledde awaieB
Ytte was an lla dyd commaunde the daieG
Ynn spyte of foemanne I moste saie hys myghteG
Botte wee ynn hynd lettes blodde the loss wylle paieN
Brynnynge thatte we knowe howe to wynne yn fyghteG
Wee wylle lyke wylfes enloosed from chaynes destroieI
Oure armoures wynter nyghte shotte oute the daie of joieD
Whene swefte sote tyme doe rolle the daie alongeD
Somme hamlette scalle onto oure fhuyrie brendeG
Brastynge alyche a rocke or mountayne strongeD
The talle chyrche spyre upon the grene shalle bendeG
Wee wylle the walles auntyante tourrettes rendeG
Pete everych tree whych goldyn fruyte doe beereI
Downe to the goddes the ownerrs dhereof sendeG
Besprengynge alle abrode sadde warre bloddie weereI
Botte fyrste to yynder oke tree wee wylle flieI
And thence wylle yssue owte onne all yatte commeth bieI
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SCENE IVK
ANODHER PARTE OF THE WOODEG
CELMONDE BIRTHAC
BIRTHAC
Thys merkness doe affraie mie wommanns breasteG
Howe sable ys the spreddynge skie arraydeG
Hallie the bordeleireI

Thomas Chatterton



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