The Tournament. An Interlude Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AAAAAABABAACADAAAAAE E FAGAAAAABBABEAB AAAAAAACGGGCEAEAEEBC BCHDCGCGAAABABEEGCGC EEIDHAHHECECHHGBAEEG HIEEAEA A ECCCAJAJAEJK JKAAALAAABABCBEKH LEJEJ AJJJJAJALALAAJJEEAAA AAJAJJJJHJHHAHAJJ GJAGMHERAWDE | A |
THE Tournament begynnes the hammerrs sounde | A |
The courserrs lysse about the mensuredd fielde | A |
The shemrynge armoure throws the sheene arounde | A |
Quayntyssed fons depictedd onn eche sheelde | A |
The feerie heaulmets wythe the wreathes amielde | A |
Supportes the rampynge lyoncell orr bear | B |
Wythe straunge depyctures Nature maie nott yeelde | A |
Unseemelie to all orderr doe appere | B |
Yett yatte | A |
Makes knowen thatt the phantasies unryghte | A |
of her joies | C |
Muste swythen goe to yeve the speeres around | A |
Wythe advantayle borne I meynte emploie | D |
Who withoute mee woulde fall untoe the grounde | A |
Soe the tall oake the ivie twysteth rounde | A |
Soe the neshe flowerr grees ynne the woodeland shade | A |
The woride bie diffraunce ys ynne orderr founde | A |
Wydhoute unlikenesse nothynge could bee made | A |
As ynn the bowke nete alleyn cann bee donne | E |
Syke ynn the weal of kynde all thynges are partes of onne | E |
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Herawde bie heavenne these tylterrs staie too long | F |
Mie phantasie ys dyinge forr the fyghte | A |
The mynstrelles have begonne the thyrde warr songe | G |
Yett notte a speere of hemm hath grete mie syghte | A |
I feere there be ne manne wordhie mie myghte | A |
I lacke a Guid a Wyllyamm to entylte | A |
To reine anente a fele embodiedd knyghte | A |
Ytt getts ne rennome gyff hys blodde bee spylte | A |
Bie heavenne Marie ytt ys tyme they're here | B |
I lyche nott unthylle thus to wielde the speare | B |
HERAWDE | A |
Methynckes I heare yer slugghornes dynn fromm farre | B |
BOURTONNE | E |
Ah swythenn mie shielde tyltynge launce bee bounde | A |
Eftsoones beheste mie Squyerr to the warre | B |
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HERAWDE | A |
Thie valourous actes woulde meinte of menne astounde | A |
Harde bee yer shappe encontrynge thee ynn fyghte | A |
Anenst all menne thou berest to the grounde | A |
Lyche the hard hayle dothe the tall roshes pyghte | A |
As whanne the mornynge sonne ydronks the dew | A |
Syche dothe thie valourous actes drocke eche knyghte's hue | A |
THE LYSTES THE KYNGE SYRR SYMONNE DE BOURTONNE SYRR HUGO FERRARIS SYRR RANULPH NEVILLE SYRR LODOVICK DE CLYNTON SYRR JOHAN DE BERGHAMME AND ODHERR KNYGHTES HERAWDES MYNSTRELLES AND SERVYTOURS | C |
KYNGE | G |
The barganette yee mynstrelles tune the strynge | G |
Somme actyonn dyre of auntyante kynges now synge | G |
MYNSTRELLES | C |
Wyllyamm the Normannes floure botte Englondes thorne | E |
The manne whole myghte delievretie | A |
oppe hys long strunge bowe and sheelide aborne | E |
Behesteynge all hys hommageres to fyghte | A |
Goe rouze the lyonn fromm hys hylted denne | E |
Lett thie floes drenche the blodde of anie thynge bott menne | E |
Ynn the treed forreste doe the knyghtes appere | B |
Wyllyamm wythe myghte hys bowe enyronn'd plies | C |
Loude dynns the arrowe yn the wolfynn's eare | B |
Hee ryseth battent roares he panctes hee dyes | C |
Forslagenn att thie feete lett wolvynns bee | H |
Lett thie floes drenche theyre blodde bott do ne bredrenn slea | D |
Throwe the merke shade of twistynde trees hee rydes | C |
The flemed owlett flapps herr eve speckte wynge | G |
The lordynge toade ynn all hys passes bides | C |
The berten neders att hymm darte the stynge | G |
Styll slylle hee passes onn hys stede astrodde | A |
Nee hedes the daungerous waie gyff leadynge untoe bloodde | A |
The lyoncel fromme sweltrie countries braughte | A |
Coucheynge binethe the sheltre of the brierr | B |
Att commyng dynn doth rayse hymselfe distraughte | A |
He loketh wythe an eie of flames of fyre | B |
Goe sticke the lyonn to hys hyltren denne | E |
Lette thie floes drenche the blood of anie thynge botte menn | E |
Wythe passent steppe the lyonn mov'th alonge | G |
Wyllyamm hys ironne woven bowe hee bendes | C |
Wythe myghte alyche the roghlynge thonderr stronge | G |
The lyonn ynn a roare hys spryte foorthe sendes | C |
Goe slea the lyonn yan hys blodde steyn'd denne | E |
Botte bee thie takelle drie fromm blodde of odherr menne | E |
Swefte fromm the thyckett starks the stagge awaie | I |
The couraciers as swefte doe afterr flie | D |
Hee lepethe hie hee stondes hee kepes att baie | H |
Botte metes the arrowe and eftsoones doth die | A |
Forslagen atte thie fote lette wylde beastes bee | H |
Lett thie floes drenche yer blodde yett do ne bredrenn slee | H |
Wythe murtherr tyredd hee sleynges hys bowe alyne | E |
The stagge ys ouch'd wythe crownes of lillie flowerrs | C |
Arounde theire heaulmes theie greene verte doe entwyne | E |
Joying and rev'lous ynn the grene wode bowerrs | C |
Forslagenn wyth thie floe lette wylde beastes bee | H |
Feeste thee upponne theire fleshe doe ne thie bredrenn slee | H |
KYNGE | G |
Nowe to the Tourneie who wylle fyrtse affraie | B |
HERAULDE | A |
Nevylle a baronne bee yatte honnoure thyne | E |
BOURTONNE | E |
I clayme the passage | G |
NEVYLLE | H |
I contake thie waie | I |
BOURTONNE | E |
Thenn there's mie gauntlette onn mie gaberdyne | E |
HEREHAULDE | A |
A leegefull challenge knyghtes champyonns dygne | E |
A leegefull challenge lette the slugghorne sounde | A |
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Nevylle ys goeynge manne and horse toe grounde | A |
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Loverdes how doughtilie the tylterrs joyne | E |
Yee champyonnes heere Symonne de Bourtonne fyghtes | C |
Onne he hathe quacedd assayle hymm yee knyghtes | C |
FERRARIS | C |
I wylle anente hymm goe mie squierr mie shielde | A |
Orr onne orr odherr wyll doe myckle scethe | J |
Before I doe departe the lissedd fielde | A |
Mieselfe orr Bourtonne hereupponn wyll blethe | J |
Mie shielde | A |
BOURTONNE | E |
Comme onne sitte thie tylte launce ethe | J |
Whanne Bourtonn fyghtes hee metes a doughtie foe | K |
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Hee falleth nowe bie heavenne thie woundes doe smethe | J |
I feere mee I have wroughte thee myckle woe | K |
HERAWDE | A |
Bourtonne hys seconde beereth to the feelde | A |
Comme onn yee knyghtes and wynn the honnour'd sheeld | A |
BERGHAMME | L |
I take the challenge squyre mie launce and stede | A |
I Bourtonne take the gauntlette forr mee staie | A |
Botte gyff thou fyghteste mee thou shalt have mede | A |
Somme odherr I wylle champyonn toe affraie | B |
Perchaunce fromme hemm I maie possess the daie | A |
Thenn I schalle bee a foemanne forr thie spere | B |
Herehawde toe the bankes of Knyghtys saie | C |
De Berghamme wayteth forr a foemann heere | B |
CLINTON | E |
Botte longe thou schalte ne tend I doe thee fie | K |
Lyche forreying levynn schalle mie tylte launce flie | H |
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BERGHAMME | L |
Nowe nowe Syrr Knyghte attoure thie beeveredd eyne | E |
I have borne downe and efte doe gauntlette thee | J |
Swythenne begynne and wrynn thie shappe orr myne | E |
Gyff thou dyscomfytte ytt wylle dobblie bee | J |
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HERAWDE | A |
Symonne de Bourtonne haveth borne downe three | J |
And bie the thyrd hathe honnoure of a fourthe | J |
Lett hymm bee sett asyde tylle hee doth see | J |
A tyltynge forr a knyghte of gentle wourthe | J |
Heere commethe straunge knyghtes gyff corteous heie | A |
Ytt welle beseies to yeve hemm ryghte of fraie | J |
FIRST KNYGHTE | A |
Straungerrs wee be and homblie doe wee clayme | L |
The rennome ynn thys Tourneie forr to tylte | A |
Dherbie to proove fromm cravents owre goode name | L |
Bewrynnynge thatt wee gentile blodde have spylte | A |
HEREHAWDE | A |
Yee knyghtes of cortesie these straungerrs saie | J |
Bee you fulle wyllynge forr to yeve hemm fraie | J |
overthrowne overthrowne | E |
BOURTONNE | E |
Nowe bie Seyncte Marie gyff onn all the fielde | A |
Ycrasedd speres and helmetts bee besprente | A |
Gyff everyche knyghte dydd houlde a piercedd sheeld | A |
Gyff all the feelde wythe champyonne blodde bee stente | A |
Yett toe encounterr hymm I bee contente | A |
Annodherr launce Marshalle anodherr launce | J |
Albeytte hee wythe lowes of fyre ybrente | A |
Yett Bourtonne woulde agenste hys val advance | J |
Fyve haveth fallenn downe anethe hys speere | J |
Botte hee schalle bee the next thatt falleth heere | J |
Bie thee Seyncte Marie and thy Sonne I sweare | J |
Thatt ynn whatte place yonn doughtie knyghte shall fall | H |
Anethe the stronge push of mie straught out speere | J |
There schalle aryse a hallie chyrches wall | H |
The whyche ynn honnoure I wylle Marye calle | H |
Wythe pillars large and spyre full hyghe and rounde | A |
And thys I faifullie wylle stonde to all | H |
Gyff yonderr straungerr falleth to the grounde | A |
Straungerr bee boune I champyonn you to warre | J |
Sounde sounde the slughornes to bee hearde fromm farre | J |
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KYNGE | G |
The Mornynge Tyltes now cease | J |
HERAWDE | A |
Bourtonne ys kynge | G |
Dysplaie the Englysh | M |
Thomas Chatterton
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