The Lady, The Knight, And The Friar Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCDC E FCGC A HAHA E GIGI A JAJA K KLKL| THE LADY | A |
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| O cavalier what dost thou here | B |
| Thy tuneful vigils keeping | C |
| While the northern star looks cold from far | D |
| And half the world is sleeping | C |
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| THE KNIGHT | E |
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| O lady here for seven long year | F |
| Have I been nightly sighing | C |
| Without the hope of a single tear | G |
| To pity me were I dying | C |
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| THE LADY | A |
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| Should I take thee to have and to hold | H |
| Who hast nor lands nor money | A |
| Alas 'tis only in flowers of gold | H |
| That married bees flnd honey | A |
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| THE KNIGHT | E |
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| O lady fair to my constant prayer | G |
| Fate proves at last propitious | I |
| And bags of gold in my hand I bear | G |
| And parchment scrolls delicious | I |
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| THE LADY | A |
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| My maid the door shall open throw | J |
| For we too long have tarried | A |
| The friar keeps watch in the cellar below | J |
| And we will at once be married | A |
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| THE FRIAR | K |
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| My children great is Fortune's power | K |
| And plain this truth appears | L |
| That gold thrives more in a single hour | K |
| Than love in seven long years | L |
Thomas Love Peacock
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