The Battle Of Cressy Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABB CCDD EEFGHH IIJK DDDD LLMM NNOP QQQQ RRDD SSTT KKUU BBVV WWXX KKKK DDKK KKKK DDDD WWKK| 'Twas on the th of August the sun was burning hot | A |
| In the year of which will never be forgot | A |
| Because the famous field of Cressy was slippery and gory | B |
| By the loss of innocent blood which I' relate in story | B |
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| To the field of Cressy boldly King Philip did advance | C |
| Aided by the Bohemian Army and chosen men of France | C |
| And treble the strength of the English Army that day | D |
| But the lance thrusts of the English soon made them give way | D |
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| The English Army was under the command of the Prince of Wales | E |
| And with ringing cheers the soldiers his presence gladly hails | E |
| As King Edward spoke to the Prince his son and said | F |
| My son put thou thy trust in God and be not afraid | G |
| And he will protect thee in the midst of the fight | H |
| And remember God always defends the right | H |
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| Then the Prince knelt on one knee before the King | I |
| Whilst the soldiers gathered round them in a ring | I |
| Then the King commanded that the Prince should be carefully guarded | J |
| And if they were victorious each man would be rewarded | K |
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| These arrangements being made the Prince rode away | D |
| And as he rode past the ranks his spirits felt gay | D |
| Then he ordered the men to refresh themselves without delay | D |
| And prepare to meet the enemy in the coming deadly fray | D |
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| Then contentedly the men seated themselves upon the grass | L |
| And ate and drank to their hearts content until an hour did pass | L |
| Meanwhile the French troops did advance in disorganised masses | M |
| But as soon as the English saw them they threw aside their glasses | M |
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| And they rose and stood in the ranks as solid as the rock | N |
| All ready and eager to receive the enemy's shock | N |
| And as the morning was advancing a little beyond noon | O |
| They all felt anxious for the fight likewise to know their doom | P |
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| Then the French considered they were unable to begin the attack | Q |
| And seemed rather inclined for to draw back | Q |
| But Court D'Alencon ordered them on to the attack | Q |
| Then the rain poured down in torrents and the thunder did crack | Q |
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| Then forward marched the French with mock shrill cries | R |
| But the English their cries most bravely defies | R |
| And as the sun shone out in all its brilliant array | D |
| The English let fly their arrows at them without the least dismay | D |
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| And each man fought hard with sword and lance pell mell | S |
| And the ranks were instantly filled up as soon as a man fell | S |
| And the Count D'Alencon boldly charged the Black Prince | T |
| And he cried yield you Sir Knight or I'll make you wince | T |
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| Ha by St George thou knowest not what thou sayest | K |
| Therefore yield thyself Sir Frenchman for like an ass thou brayest | K |
| Then planting his lance he ran at the Count without fear | U |
| And the Count fell beneath the Black Prince's spear | U |
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| And the Black Prince and his men fought right manfully | B |
| By this time against some forty thousand of the enemy | B |
| Until the Prince recognised the banner of Bohemia floating in the air | V |
| Then he cried that banner shall be mine by St George I do swear | V |
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| On on for old England he cried on gentlemen on | W |
| And spur your chargers quickly and after them begone | W |
| Then the foremost a slight youth to the Prince did reply | X |
| My Prince I'll capture that banner for you else I will die | X |
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| Ha cried the Prince is it thou my gallant Jack of Kent | K |
| Now charge with me my brave lad for thou has been sent | K |
| By God to aid me in the midst of the fight | K |
| So forward and wield your cudgel with all your might | K |
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| Then right into the midst of the Bohemian Knights they fought their way | D |
| Brave Jack o' the Cudgel and the Prince without dismay | D |
| And Jack rushed at the Standard Bearer without any dread | K |
| And struck him a blow with his cudgel which killed him dead | K |
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| Then Jack bore off the Standard to the Prince's delight | K |
| Then the French and the Bohemians instantly took to flight | K |
| And as the last rays of the sun had faded in the west | K |
| The wounded and dying on both sides longed for rest | K |
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| And Philip King of France was wounded twice in the fray | D |
| And was forced to fly from the field in great dismay | D |
| And John of Hainault cried come sire come away | D |
| I hope you will live to win some other day | D |
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| Then King Edward and his army and the Prince his son | W |
| Knelt down and thanked God for the victory won | W |
| And the King's heart was filled with great delight | K |
| And he thanked Jack for capturing the Bohemian Standard during the fight | K |
William Topaz Mcgonagall
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