Prologue: The Pleasant Comedy Of Old Fortunatus Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCDCDEBEBFFGGHCIC JKEL| OF Love's sweet war our timorous Muse doth sing | A |
| And to the bosom of each gentle dear | B |
| Offers her artless tunes borne on the wing | A |
| Of sacred poesy A benumbing fear | B |
| That your nice souls cloyed with delicious sounds | C |
| Will loath her lowly notes makes her pull in | D |
| Her fainting pinions and her spirit confounds | C |
| Before the weak voice of her song begin | D |
| Yet since within the circle of each eye | E |
| Being like so many suns in his round sphere | B |
| No wrinkle yet is seen she'll dare to fly | E |
| Borne up with hopes that as you oft do rear | B |
| With your fair hands those who would else sink down | F |
| So some will deign to smile where all might frown | F |
| And for this small circumference must stand | G |
| For the imagined surface of much land | G |
| Of many kingdoms and since many a mile | H |
| Should here be measured out our Muse entreats | C |
| Your thoughts to help poor art and to allow | I |
| That I may serve as Chorus to her senses | C |
| She begs your pardon for she'll send one forth | J |
| Not when the laws of poesy do call | K |
| But as the story needs your gracious eye | E |
| Gives life to Fortunatus' history | L |
Thomas Dekker
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