Montcalm Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCBCDEDE FAFAAA| Ce n'est rien ce n'est rien ne vous affligez pas pour moi mes bonnes amies | A |
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| Montcalm calm mount thou didst not faint nor fail | B |
| At that fierce volley from thy foemen near | C |
| Nor at the charge's deafening prelude quail | B |
| The Highland slogan and the Saxon cheer | C |
| But thou even thou couldst not withstand the shock | D |
| That broke and bore precipitately on | E |
| Tried regiments La Sarre and Languedoc | D |
| B arn Guienne and Royal Roussillon | E |
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| Thou couldst but fight as heroes e'er have fought | F |
| With that high self devotion which transcends | A |
| Vain glorious victory 'Tis naught 'tis naught | F |
| Fret not yourselves on my account good friends | A |
| Yet 'twas thy mortal wound Such words express | A |
| True chivalry and Christlike nobleness | A |
W. M. Mackeracher
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