Jerusalem Delivered - Book 01 - Part 06 Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

Rhyme Scheme: ABCBCBCDD AEBEBEBBB ABFBFBFBE FBEBEBEBB FFGGGFGHH FBIBIBIAA FBEBEBEBB FBJBJBJBB ABABABABB ABKBKBKBB ALALALAII AMANAOAEE AEBEBEBBB FGEGEGEPP FBJBJBJQQ

LXXIA
Aurora bright her crystal gates unbarredB
And bridegroom like forth stept the glorious sunC
When trumpets loud and clarions shrill were heardB
And every one to rouse him fierce begunC
Sweet music to each heart for war preparedB
The soldiers glad by heaps to harness runC
So if with drought endangered be their grainD
Poor ploughmen joy when thunders promise rainD
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LXXIIA
Some shirts of mail some coats of plate put onE
Some donned a cuirass some a corslet brightB
And halbert some and some a habergeonE
So every one in arms was quickly dightB
His wonted guide each soldier tends uponE
Loose in the wind waved their banners lightB
Their standard royal toward Heaven they spreadB
The cross triumphant on the Pagans deadB
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LXXIIIA
Meanwhile the car that bears the lightning brandB
Upon the eastern hill was mounted highF
And smote the glistering armies as they standB
With quivering beams which dazed the wondering eyeF
That Phaeton like it fired sea and landB
The sparkles seemed up to the skies to flyF
The horses' neigh and clattering armors' soundB
Pursue the echo over dale and downE
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LXXIVF
Their general did with due care provideB
To save his men from ambush and from trainE
Some troops of horse that lightly armed rideB
He sent to scour the woods and forests mainE
His pioneers their busy work appliedB
To even the paths and make the highways plainE
They filled the pits and smoothed the rougher groundB
And opened every strait they closed foundB
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LXXVF
They meet no forces gathered by their foeF
No towers defenced with rampire moat or wallG
No stream no wood no mountain could forslowG
Their hasty pace or stop their march at allG
So when his banks the prince of rivers PoF
Doth overswell he breaks with hideous fallG
The mossy rocks and trees o'ergrown with ageH
Nor aught withstands his fury and his rageH
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LXXVIF
The King of Tripoli in every holdB
Shut up his men munition and his treasureI
The straggling troops sometimes assail he wouldB
Save that he durst not move them to displeasureI
He stayed their rage with presents gifts and goldB
And led them through his land at ease and leisureI
To keep his realm in peace and rest he choseA
With what conditions Godfrey list imposeA
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LXXVIIF
Those of Mount Seir that neighboreth by eastB
The Holy City faithful folk each oneE
Down from the hill descended most and leastB
And to the Christian Duke by heaps they goneE
And welcome him and his with joy and feastB
On him they smile on him they gaze aloneE
And were his guides as faithful from that dayB
As Hesperus that leads the sun his wayB
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LXXVIIIF
Along the sands his armies safe they guideB
By ways secure to them well known beforeJ
Upon the tumbling billows fraughted rideB
The armed ships coasting along the shoreJ
Which for the camp might every day provideB
To bring munition good and victuals storeJ
The isles of Greece sent in provision meetB
And store of wine from Scios came and CreteB
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LXXIXA
Great Neptune grieved underneath the loadB
Of ships hulks galleys barks and brigantinesA
In all the mid earth seas was left no roadB
Wherein the Pagan his bold sails untwinesA
Spread was the huge Armado wide and broadB
From Venice Genes and towns which them confinesA
From Holland England France and Sicil sentB
And all for Juda ready bound and bentB
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LXXXA
All these together were combined and knitB
With surest bonds of love and friendship strongK
Together sailed they fraught with all things fitB
To service done by land that might belongK
And when occasion served disbarked itB
Then sailed the Asian coasts and isles alongK
Thither with speed their hasty course they pliedB
Where Christ the Lord for our offences diedB
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LXXXIA
The brazen trump of iron winged fameL
That mingleth faithful troth with forged liesA
Foretold the heathen how the Christians cameL
How thitherward the conquering army hiesA
Of every knight it sounds the worth and nameL
Each troop each band each squadron it descriesA
And threat'neth death to those fire sword and slaughterI
Who held captived Israel's fairest daughterI
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LXXXIIA
The fear of ill exceeds the evil we fearM
For so our present harms still most annoy usA
Each mind is prest and open every earN
To hear new tidings though they no way joy usA
This secret rumor whispered everywhereO
About the town these Christians will destroy usA
The aged king his coming evil that knewE
Did cursed thoughts in his false heart renewE
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LXXXIIIA
This aged prince ycleped AladineE
Ruled in care new sovereign of this stateB
A tyrant erst but now his fell engineE
His graver are did somewhat mitigateB
He heard the western lords would undermineE
His city's wall and lay his towers prostrateB
To former fear he adds a new come doubtB
Treason he fears within and force withoutB
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LXXXIVF
For nations twain inhabit there and dwellG
Of sundry faith together in that townE
The lesser part on Christ believed wellG
On Termagent the more and on MahownE
But when this king had made this conquest fellG
And brought that region subject to his crownE
Of burdens all he set the Paynims largeP
And on poor Christians laid the double chargeP
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LXXXVF
His native wrath revived with this new thoughtB
With age and years that weakened was of yoreJ
Such madness in his cruel bosom wroughtB
That now than ever blood he thirsteth moreJ
So stings a snake that to the fire is broughtB
Which harmless lay benumbed with cold beforeJ
A lion so his rage renewed hathQ
Though fame before if he be moved to wrathQ

Torquato Tasso



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