Jerusalem Delivered - Book 01 - Part 03 Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

Rhyme Scheme: ABCBCBCDD AAEAEAEFG AHIHIHIJI JKLKMKMNN JOIOIOIBB JIIIIIIAI JJPJAJPJJ JIQIQIQJJ AIJIJIJII AARARASII AAOAOAOTTAIOIOIOII AIIIIIITT ATUTUTUII IIVIVIVAA

XXVIA
quot Turks Persians conquered Antiochia wonB
Be glorious acts and full of glorious praiseC
By Heaven's mere grace not by our prowess doneB
Those conquests were achieved by wondrous waysC
If now from that directed course we runB
The God of Battles thus before us laysC
His loving kindness shall we lose I doubtD
And be a byword to the lands aboutD
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XXVIIA
quot Let not these blessings then sent from aboveA
Abused be or split in profane wiseE
But let the issue correspondent proveA
To good beginnings of each enterpriseE
The gentle season might our courage moveA
Now every passage plain and open liesE
What lets us then the great JerusalemF
With valiant squadrons round about to hemG
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XXVIIIA
quot Lords I protest and hearken all to itH
Ye times and ages future present pastI
Hear all ye blessed in the heavens that sitH
The time for this achievement hasteneth fastI
The longer rest worse will the season fitH
Our sureties shall with doubt be overcastI
If we forslow the siege I well foreseeJ
From Egypt will the Pagans succored be quotI
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XXIXJ
This said the hermit Peter rose and spakeK
Who sate in counsel those great Lords amongL
quot At my request this war was undertakeK
In private cell who erst lived closed longM
What Godfrey wills of that no question makeK
There cast no doubts where truth is plain and strongM
Your acts I trust will correspond his speechN
Yet one thing more I would you gladly teachN
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XXXJ
quot These strifes unless I far mistake the thingO
And discords raised oft in disordered sortI
Your disobedience and ill managingO
Of actions lost for want of due supportI
Refer I justly to a further springO
Spring of sedition strife oppression tortI
I mean commanding power to sundry givenB
In thought opinion worth estate unevenB
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XXXIJ
quot Where divers Lords divided empire holdI
Where causes be by gifts not justice triedI
Where offices be falsely bought and soldI
Needs must the lordship there from virtue slideI
Of friendly parts one body then upholdI
Create one head the rest to rule and guideI
To one the regal power and sceptre giveA
That henceforth may your King and Sovereign live quotI
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XXXIIJ
And therewith stayed his speech O gracious MuseJ
What kindling motions in their breasts do fryP
With grace divine the hermit's talk infuseJ
That in their hearts his words may fructifyA
By this a virtuous concord they did chooseJ
And all contentions then began to dieP
The Princes with the multitude agreeJ
That Godfrey ruler of those wars should beJ
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XXXIIIJ
This power they gave him by his princely rightI
All to command to judge all good and illQ
Laws to impose to lands subdued by mightI
To maken war both when and where he willQ
To hold in due subjection every wightI
Their valors to be guided by his skillQ
This done Report displays her tell tale wingsJ
And to each ear the news and tidings bringsJ
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XXXIVA
She told the soldiers who allowed him meetI
And well deserving of that sovereign placeJ
Their first salutes and acclamations sweetI
Received he with love and gentle graceJ
After their reverence done with kind regreetI
Requited was with mild and cheerful faceJ
He bids his armies should the following dayI
On those fair plains their standards proud displayI
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XXXVA
The golden sun rose from the silver waveA
And with his beams enamelled every greenR
When up arose each warrior bold and braveA
Glistering in filed steel and armor sheenR
With jolly plumes their crests adorned they haveA
And all tofore their chieftain mustered beenS
He from a mountain cast his curious sightI
On every footman and on every knightI
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XXXVIA
My mind Time's enemy Oblivion's foeA
Disposer true of each noteworthy thingO
Oh let thy virtuous might avail me soA
That I each troop and captain great may singO
That in this glorious war did famous growA
Forgot till now by Time's evil handlingO
This work derived from my treasures dearT
Let all times hearken never age outwearT
XXXVIIA
The French came foremost battailous and boldI
Late led by Hugo brother to their KingO
From France the isle that rivers four infoldI
With rolling streams descending from their springO
But Hugo dead the lily fair of goldI
Their wonted ensign they tofore them bringO
Under Clotharius great a captain goodI
And hardy knight ysprong of princes' bloodI
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XXXVIIIA
A thousand were they in strong armors cladI
Next whom there marched forth another bandI
That number nature and instruction hadI
Like them to fight far off or charge at handI
All valiant Normans by Lord Robert ladI
The native Duke of that renowned landI
Two bishops next their standards proud upbareT
Called Reverend William and Good AdemareT
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XXXIXA
Their jolly notes they chanted loud and clearT
On merry mornings at the mass divineU
And horrid helms high on their heads they bearT
When their fierce courage they to war inclineU
The first four hundred horsemen gathered nearT
To Orange town and lands that it confineU
But Ademare the Poggian youth brought outI
In number like in hard assays as stoutI
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XLI
Baldwin his ensign fair did next dispreadI
Among his Bulloigners of noble fameV
His brother gave him all his troops to leadI
When he commander of the field becameV
The Count Carinto did him straight succeedI
Grave in advice well skilled in Mars his gameV
Four hundred brought he but so many thriceA
Led Baldwin clad in gilden arms of priceA

Torquato Tasso



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