Sir Giles' War-Song

William Morris 1834 (Walthamstow) – 1896 (London)



Ho! is there any will ride with me,
Sir Giles, le bon des barrières?

The clink of arms is good to hear,
The flap of pennons fair to see;
Ho! is there any will ride with me,
Sir Giles, le bon des barrières?

The leopards and lilies are fair to see;
"St. George Guienne" right good to hear:
Ho! is there any will ride with me,
Sir Giles, le bon des barrières?

I stood by the barrier,
My coat being blazon'd fair to see;
Ho! is there any will ride with me,
Sir Giles, le bon des barrières?

Clisson put out his head to see,
And lifted his basnet up to hear;
I pulled him through the bars to ME,
Sir Giles, le bon des barrières.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AB caAB acAB xaAB acaB
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 618
Words 128
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 2, 4, 4, 4, 4

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