Jerusalem Delivered - Book 06 - Part 01 Poem Rhyme Scheme

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THE ARGUMENT	A
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Argantes calls the Christians out to just	B
Otho not chosen doth his strength assay	C
But from his saddle tumbleth in the dust	B
And captive to the town is sent away	D
Tancred begins new fight and when both trust	B
To win the praise and palm night ends the fray	D
Erminia hopes to cure her wounded knight	E
And from the city armed rides by night	E
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I	-
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But better hopes had them recomforted	E
That lay besieged in the sacred town	F
With new supply late were they victualled	E
When night obscured the earth with shadows brown	F
Their armies and engines on the walls they spread	E
Their slings to cast and stones to tumble down	F
And all that side which to the northward lies	G
High rampiers and strong bulwarks fortifies	G
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II	-
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Their wary king commands now here now there	H
To build this tower to make that bulwark strong	I
Whether the sun the moon or stars appear	J
To give them time to work no time comes wrong	I
In every street new weapons forged were	K
By cunning smiths sweating with labor long	I
While thus the careful prince provision made	E
To him Argantes came and boasting said	E
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III	-
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'How long shall we like prisoners in chains	G
Captived lie inclosed within this wall	L
I see your workmen taking endless pains	G
To make new weapons for no use at all	L
Meanwhile these eastern thieves destroy the plains	G
Your towns are burnt your forts and castles fall	L
Yet none of us dares at these gates out peep	M
Or sound one trumpet shrill to break their sleep	M
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IV	-
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'Their time in feasting and good cheer they spend	E
Nor dare we once their banquets sweet molest	E
The days and night likewise they bring to end	E
In peace assurance quiet ease and rest	E
But we must yield whom hunger soon will shend	E
And make for peace to save our lives request	E
Else if th' Egyptian army stay too long	I
Like cowards die within this fortress strong	I
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V	-
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'Yet never shall my courage great consent	E
So vile a death should end my noble days	G
Nor on mine arms within these walls ypent	E
To morrow's sun shall spread his timely rays	G
Let sacred Heavens dispose as they are bent	E
Of this frail like yet not withouten praise	G
Of valor prowess might Argantes shall	N
Inglorious die or unrevenged fall	L
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VI	-
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'But if the roots of wonted chivalry	-
Be not quite dead your princely breast within	O
Devise not how with frame and praise to die	-
But how to live to conquer and to win	O
Let us together at these gates outfly	L
And skirmish bold and bloody fight begin	O
For when last need to desperation driveth	P
Who dareth most he wisest counsel giveth	P
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VII	-
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'But if in field your wisdom dare not venture	K
To hazard all your troops to doubtful fight	E
Then bind yourself to Godfrey by indenture	K
To end your quarrels by one single knight	E
And for the Christian this accord shall enter	K
With better will say such you know your right	E
That he the weapons place and time shall choose	G
And let him for his best that vantage use	G
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VIII	-
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'For though your foe had hands like Hector strong	I
With heart unfeared and courage stern and stout	E
Yet no misfortune can your justice wrong	I
And what that wanteth shall this arm help out	E
In spite of fate shall this right hand ere long	I
Return victorious if hereof you doubt	E
Take it for pledge wherein if trust you have	-
It shall yourself defend and kingdom save '	-
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IX	G
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'Bold youth ' the tyrant thus began to speak	Q
'Although I withered seem with age and years	G
Yet are not these old arms so faint and weak	Q
Nor this hoar head so full of doubts and fears	G
But whenas death this vital thread shall break	R
He shall my courage hear my death who hears	G
And Aladine that lived a king and knight	E
To his fair morn will have an evening bright	E
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X	G
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'But that which yet I would have further blazed	E
To thee in secret shall be told and spoken	S
Great Soliman of Nice so far ypraised	E
To be revenged for his sceptre broken	S
The men of arms of Araby hath raised	E
From Inde to Africk and when we give token	S
Attends the favor of the friendly night	E
To victual us and with our foes to fight	E
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XI	G
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'Now though Godfredo hold by warlike feat	E
Some castles poor and forts in vile oppression	S
Care not for that for still our princely seat	E
This stately town we keep in our possession	S
But thou appease and calm that courage great	E
Which in thy bosom make so hot impression	S
And stay fit time which will betide are long	I
To increase thy glory and revenge our wrong '	-
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XII	G
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The Saracen at this was inly spited	E
Who Soliman's great worth had long envied	E
To hear him praised thus he naught delighted	E
Nor that the king upon his aid relied	E
'Within your power sir king ' he says 'united	E
Are peace and war nor shall that be denied	E
But for the Turk and his Arabian band	E
He lost his own shall he defend your land	E
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XIII	G
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'Perchance he comes some heavenly messenger	K
Sent down to set the Pagan people free	G
Then let Argantes for himself take care	H
This sword I trust shall well safe conduct me	G
But while you rest and all your forces spare	H
That I go forth to war at least agree	G
Though not your champion yet a private knight	E
I will some Christian prove in single fight '	-
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XIV	-
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The king replied 'Though thy force and might	E
Should be reserved to better time and use	G
Yet that thou challenge some renowned knight	E
Among the Christians bold I not refuse '	-
The warrior breathing out desire of fight	E
An herald called and said 'Go tell those news	G
To Godfrey's self and to the western lords	G
And in their hearings boldly say these words	G

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