The Curse Upon Edward Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCBDDEEFDFDDD DGDGDDHHGIGIJJ KLDLMDJGGJNDNDODPDQQ DRDR| Weave the warp and weave the woof | A |
| The winding sheet of Edward's race | B |
| Give ample room and verge enough | C |
| The characters of hell to trace | B |
| Mark the year and mark the night | D |
| When Severn shall re echo with affright | D |
| The shrieks of death thro' Berkley's roofs that ring | E |
| Shrieks of an agonizing King | E |
| She wolf of France with unrelenting fangs | F |
| That tear'st the bowels of thy mangled mate | D |
| From thee be born who o'er thy country hangs | F |
| The scourge of Heav'n What terrors round him wait | D |
| Amazement in his van with Flight combined | D |
| And Sorrow's faded form and Solitude behind | D |
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| Mighty Victor mighty Lord | D |
| Low on his funeral couch he lies | G |
| No pitying heart no eye afford | D |
| A tear to grace his obsequies | G |
| Is the sable warrior fled | D |
| Thy son is gone He rests among the dead | D |
| The swarm that in thy noon tide beam were born | H |
| Gone to salute the rising morn | H |
| Fair laughs the morn and soft the zephyr blows | G |
| While proudly riding o'er the azure realm | I |
| In gallant trim the gilded vessel goes | G |
| Youth on the prow and Pleasure at the helm | I |
| Regardless of the sweeping whirlwind's sway | J |
| That hush'd in grim repose expects his evening prey | J |
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| Fill high the sparkling bowl | K |
| The rich repast prepare | L |
| Reft of a crown he yet may share the feast | D |
| Close by the regal chair | L |
| Fell Thirst and Famine scowl | M |
| A baleful smile upon their baffled guest | D |
| Heard ye the din of battle bray | J |
| Lance to lance and horse to horse | G |
| Long years of havoc urge their destined course | G |
| And thro' the kindred squadrons mow their way | J |
| Ye Towers of Julius London's lasting shame | N |
| With many a foul and midnight murder fed | D |
| Revere his consort's faith his father's fame | N |
| And spare the meek usurper's holy head | D |
| Above below the rose of snow | O |
| Twined with her blushing foe we spread | D |
| The bristled boar in infant gore | P |
| Wallows beneath the thorny shade | D |
| Now brothers bending o'er th' accurs egrave d loom | Q |
| Stamp we our vengeance deep and ratify his doom | Q |
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| Edward lo to sudden fate | D |
| Weave we the woof The thread is spun | R |
| Half of thy heart we consecrate | D |
| The web is wove The work is done | R |
Thomas Gray
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