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 KGCCGGISCENE I | A |
BRISTOWE | B |
BIRTHA | C |
Gentle Egwina do notte preche me joie | D |
I cannotte joie ynne anie thynge botte weere | E |
Oh yatte aughte schulde oure selynesse destroie | E |
Floddynge the face wythe woe and brynie teare | E |
EGWINA | F |
You muste you muste endeavour for to cheere | E |
Youre harte unto somme cherisaunied reste | G |
Youre loverde from the battelle wylle appere | E |
Ynne honnoure and a greater love be dreste | G |
Botte I wylle call the mynstrelles roundelaie | H |
Perchaunce the swotie sounde maie chase your wiere awaie | B |
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MYNSTRELLES SONGE | D |
O synge untoe mie roundelaie | H |
O droppe the blynie teare wythe mee | I |
Daunce ne moe atte hallie daie | G |
Lycke a reyneynge ryver bee | I |
Mie love ys dedde | G |
Gon to hys death bedde | G |
Al under the wyllowe tree | I |
Blacke hys cryne as the wynter nyghte | G |
Whyte hys rode as the sommer snowe | B |
Rodde hys face as the morning lyghte | G |
Cale he lyes ynne the grave belowe | B |
Mie love ys dedde | G |
Gon to hys death bedde | G |
Al under the wyllowe tree | I |
Swote hys tynge as the throstles note | G |
Quycke ynn daunce as thoughte canne bee | I |
Defte hys taboure codgelle stote | G |
O hee lyes bie the wyllowe tree | I |
Mie love ys dedde | G |
Gonne to hys deathe bedde | G |
Alle underre the wyllowe tree | I |
Harke the ravenne flappes hys wynge | D |
In the briered delle belowe | B |
Harke the dethe owle loude dothe synge | D |
To the nyghte mares as heie goe | B |
Mie love ys dedde | G |
Gonne to hys deathe bedde | G |
Al under the wyllowe tree | I |
See the whyte moone sheenes onne hie | J |
Whyterre ys mie true loves shroude | G |
Whyterre yanne the mornynge skie | B |
Whyterre yanne the evenynge cloude | G |
Mie love ys dedde | G |
Gon to hys deathe bedde | G |
Al under the wyllowe tree | I |
Here uponne mie true loves grave | K |
Schalle the baren fleurs be layde | G |
Nee one hallie Seyncte to save | K |
Al the celness of a mayde | G |
Mie love ys dedde | G |
Gonne to hys death bedde | G |
Alle under the wyllowe tree | I |
Wythe mie hondes I'lle dente the brieres | L |
Rounde his hallie corse to gre | I |
Ouphante fairie lyghte youre fyres | L |
Heere mie boddie stylle schalle bee | I |
Mie love ys dedde | G |
Gon to hys death bedde | G |
Al under the wyllowe tree | I |
Comme wythe acorne coppe and thorne | F |
Drayne mie hartys blodde awaie | B |
Lyfe and all yttes goode I scorne | F |
Daunce bie nete or feaste by daie | G |
My love ys dedde | G |
Gon to hys death bedde | G |
Al under the wyllowe tree | I |
Waterre wytches crownede wythe reytes | L |
Bere mee to yer leathalle tyde | G |
I die I comme mie true love waytes | L |
Thos the damselle spake and dyed | G |
BIRTHA | C |
Thys syngeyng haveth whatte coulde make ytte please | L |
Butte mie uncourtlie shappe benymmes mee of all ease | L |
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SCENE II | A |
LLA atte WATCHETTE | G |
CURSE onne mie tardie woundes brynge mee a stede | G |
I wylle awaie to Birtha bie thys nyghte | G |
Albeytte fro mie woundes mie soul doe blede | G |
I wylle awaie die wythynne her syghte | G |
Brynge mee a stede wythe eagle wynges for flyghte | G |
Swefte as mie wyshe as mie love ys stronge | D |
The Danes have wroughte mee myckle woe ynne fyghte | G |
Inne kepeynge mee from Birtha's armes so longe | D |
O whatte a dome was myne sythe masterie | I |
Canne yeve ne pleasaunce nor mie londes goode leme myne eie | M |
Yee goddes howe ys a loverres temper formed | G |
Sometymes the samme thynge wylle bothe bane blesse | L |
On tyme encalede yanne bie the same thynge warmd | G |
Estroughted foorthe and yanne ybrogten less | L |
'Tys Birtha's loss whyche doe mie thoughtes possesse | L |
I wylle I muste awaie whie staies mie stede | G |
Mie huscarles hyther haste prepare a dresse | L |
Whyche couracyers yn hastie journies nede | G |
O heavens I I moste awaie to Byrtha eyne | F |
For yn her lookes I fynde mie beynge doe entwyne | F |
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SCENE III | A |
CELMONDE atte BRYSTOWE | B |
The worlde ys darke wythe nyghte the wyndes are stylle | H |
Fayntelie the mone her palyde lyght makes gleme | I |
The upryste sprytes the sylente letten fylle | H |
Wythe ouphant faeryes joynyng ynne the dreme | I |
The forreste sheenethe wythe the sylver leme | I |
Now maie mie love be sated ynn yttes treate | G |
Uponne the lynche of somme swefte reynyng streme | I |
Att the swote banquette I wylle swotelie eate | G |
Thys ys the howse yee hyndes swythyn appere | I |
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CELMONDE | G |
Go telle to Birtha strayte a straungerr waytethe here | I |
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BIRTHA | C |
Celmonde yee seynctes I hope thou haste goode newes | L |
CELMONDE | G |
The hope ys loste for heavie newes prepare | I |
BIRTHA | C |
Is lla welle | H |
CELMONDE | G |
Hee lyves and stylle maie use | L |
The behylte blessynges of a future yeare | I |
BIRTHA | C |
Whatte heavie tydynge thenne have I to feare | I |
Of whatte mischaunce dydste thou so latelie saie | L |
CELMONDE | G |
For heavie tydynges swythyn nowe prepare | I |
lla sore wounded ys yn bykerous fraie | I |
In Wedecester's wallid toune he lyes | L |
BIRTHA | C |
O mie agroted breast | G |
CELMONDE | G |
Wythoute your syghte he dyes | L |
BIRTHA | C |
Wylle Birtha's presence ethe herr lla's payne | F |
I flie newe wynges doe from mie schoulders sprynge | D |
CELMONDE | G |
Mit stede wydhoute wylle deftlie beere us twayne | F |
BIRTHA | C |
Oh I wyll flie as wynde and no waie lynge | D |
Sweftlie caparisons for rydynge brynge | D |
I have a mynde wynged wythe the levyne ploome | I |
O lla lla dydste thou kenne the stynge | D |
The whyche doeth canker ynne mie hartys roome | I |
Thou wouldste see playne thieself the gare to bee | I |
Aryse uponne thie love and flie to meeten mee | I |
CELMONDE | G |
The stede on whyche I came ys swefte as ayre | I |
Mie servytoures doe wayte mee nere the wode | G |
Swythynne wythe mee unto the place repayre | I |
To lla I wylle gev you conducte goode | G |
Youre eyne alyche a baulme wylle staunche hys bloode | G |
Holpe oppe hys woundes and yev hys harte alle cheere | I |
Uponne your eyne he holdes hys lyvelyhode | G |
You doe hys spryte and alle hys pleasaunce bere | I |
Comme lette's awaie albeytte ytte ys moke | B |
Yette love wille bee a tore to tourne to feere nyghtes smoke | B |
BIRTHA | C |
Albeytte unwears dyd the welkynn rende | G |
Reyne alyche fallynge ryvers dyd ferse bee | I |
Erthe wythe the ayre enchased dyd contende | G |
Everychone breathe of wynde wythe plagues dyd slee | I |
Yette I to lla's eyne eftsoones woulde slee | I |
Albeytte hawethornes dyd mie fleshe enseme | I |
Owlettes wythe scrychynge shakeynge everyche tree | I |
And water neders wrygglynge yn eche streme | I |
Yette woulde I flie ne under coverte staie | G |
Botte seke mie lla owte brave Celmonde leade the waie | B |
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SCENE III | A |
A WODE | G |
HURRA DANES | L |
HURRA | I |
HEERE ynn yis forreste lette us watche for pree | I |
Bewreckeynge on oure foemenne oure ylle warre | I |
Whatteverre schalle be Englysch wee wylle slea | I |
Spreddynge our ugsomme rennome to afarre | I |
Ye Dacyanne menne gyff Dacyanne menne yee are | I |
Lette nete botte blodde suffycyle for yee bee | I |
On everich breaste yn gorie letteres scarre | I |
Whatt sprytes you have howe those sprytes maie dree | I |
And gyf yee gette awaie to Denmarkes shore | I |
Eftesoones we will retourne vanquished bee ne moere | I |
The battelle loste a battelle was yndede | G |
Note queedes hemselfes culde stonde so harde a fraie | I |
Oure verie armoure oure heaulmes dyd blede | G |
The Dacyannes sprytes lyche dewe drops fledde awaie | B |
Ytte was an lla dyd commaunde the daie | G |
Ynn spyte of foemanne I moste saie hys myghte | G |
Botte wee ynn hynd lettes blodde the loss wylle paie | N |
Brynnynge thatte we knowe howe to wynne yn fyghte | G |
Wee wylle lyke wylfes enloosed from chaynes destroie | I |
Oure armoures wynter nyghte shotte oute the daie of joie | D |
Whene swefte sote tyme doe rolle the daie alonge | D |
Somme hamlette scalle onto oure fhuyrie brende | G |
Brastynge alyche a rocke or mountayne stronge | D |
The talle chyrche spyre upon the grene shalle bende | G |
Wee wylle the walles auntyante tourrettes rende | G |
Pete everych tree whych goldyn fruyte doe beere | I |
Downe to the goddes the ownerrs dhereof sende | G |
Besprengynge alle abrode sadde warre bloddie weere | I |
Botte fyrste to yynder oke tree wee wylle flie | I |
And thence wylle yssue owte onne all yatte commeth bie | I |
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SCENE IV | K |
ANODHER PARTE OF THE WOODE | G |
CELMONDE BIRTHA | C |
BIRTHA | C |
Thys merkness doe affraie mie wommanns breaste | G |
Howe sable ys the spreddynge skie arrayde | G |
Hallie the bordeleire | I |
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