The Affront of Corpes CXXII
All of this prey was captured by the great Campeador:"Now unto God be glory who is Lord the whole world o'er.Before I was in poverty who have grown rich and great,For now I have possessions, gold, honor, and estate;And the two Heirs of Carrión my sons-in-law are they.And since it is God's pleasure I win in every fray;And the Moors and the Christians they have great dread of me.And over in Morocco, where many mosques there be,Where all men are in terror lest upon them I descendOn some fine night. That venture in no way I intend--I shall not go to seek them. In Valencia I shall stay.By God's aid, to me their tribute they shall render up and pay.To me or unto whom I will, they shall pay the money down."
Very great was the rejoicing in Valencia the townThat rose in all the levies of the Cid Campeador,That God's will hath vouchsafed them to triumph in the war.Likewise of both his sons-in-law excelling was the mirth,For each of them won booty five thousand marks in worth.Themselves they deem right wealthy, those Heirs of Carrión twain.
And they with all the others to the palace came again.With my lord the Cid the Bishop don Jerome standeth here.And the good AIvar Fañez, the fighting cavalier.Of the Campeador his household are many others by.When the heirs of Carrión entered, they were given greeting high.By Minaya for the sake of my lord Cid Campeador:"Come, brothers, by your presence now are we honored more."When they were come the Campeador was merry of his cheer:"Lo! now behold, my sons-in-law, my faithful wife and dear,With Dame Sol and Dame Elvíra that are my daughters twain,Now nobly may they serve you and nobly entertain.Now glory to Saint Mary, Mother of our Lord! God's name!You are like from these your marriages to win abundant fame.Unto the land of Carrión fair tidings shall be sped."
Words in this poem
- morocco n.
- A fine kind of leather, prepared commonly from goatskin (though an inferior kind is made of sheepskin), and tanned with sumac and dyed of various colors; -- said to have been first made by the Moors. [Named from Morocco, the country. Cf. Morris the dance.]
- intend v. t.
- To stretch' to extend; to distend. [OE. entenden to be attentive, F. entendre, fr. L. intendre, intentum, and intensum, to intend, attend, stretch out, extend; pref. in- in + tendere to stretch, s]
- shall v. i.
- To owe; to be under obligation for. [OE. shal, schal, imp. sholde, scholde, AS. scal, sceal, I am obliged, imp. scolde, sceolde, inf. sculan; akin to OS. skulan, pres. skal, imp. skolda, D. zullen,]
- valencia n.
- A kind of woven fabric for waistcoats, having the weft of wool and the warp of silk or cotton. [Perhaps fr. Valence in France.]
- deem v. t.
- To decide; to judge; to sentence; to condemn. [OE. demen to judge, condemn, AS. d, fr. d doom; akin to OFries. d, OS. ad, D. doemen, OHG. tuommen, Icel. dæma, Sw. dömma, Dan. dömme, Goth. d. See Doom, n., an]
- twain a.
- Two;- nearly obsolete in common discourse, but used in poetry and burlesque. [OE. twein, tweien, tweyne, AS. twegen, masc. See Two.]
- cavalier n.
- A military man serving on horseback; a knight. [F. cavalier, It. cavaliere, LL. caballarius, fr. L. caballus. See Cavalcade, and cf. Cavallier, Caballine.]
- dame n.
- A mistress of a family, who is a lady; a womam in authority; especially, a lady. [F. dame, LL. domna, fr. L. domina mistress, lady, fem. of dominus master, ruler, lord; akin to domare to tame, subdue. See Tame, and cf. Dam mother, Dan, Danger]
- nobly adv.
- Of noble extraction; as, nobly born or descended.
Definitions and etymologies from Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913.
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Form and metre
The Affront of Corpes CXXII is 33 lines in 3 verse paragraphs. It is in rhyming couplets, 67% of the lines. The metre is iambic heptameter, measured from the stress the words themselves fix (confidence 78%). 86% of its stressed syllables fall where the metre puts the beat. The lines average 13.5 syllables. 6% of the lines run on without a stop at the line end.
See other poems in rhyming couplets, other poems in iambic heptameter.
Measured by Laurel's pipeline, not copied from a handbook: how stress and metre are counted, how rhyme is lettered, how a drifted rhyme is found. Where the dictionary cannot confirm a rhyme the letter is withheld, not guessed.
Rhyme words, stanza by stanza
The word that ends each line, lettered by the rhyme it makes; a dash is a line whose rhyme the dictionary could not confirm.
- 1 --AABBCCDDBB- campeador · o'er · greatA · estateA · theyB · frayB · meC · beC · descendD · intendD · stayB · payB · down
- 2 ---AA- town · campeador · war · mirthA · worthA · twain
- 3 ABBCC--BBAADD- againA · hereB · cavalierB · byC · highC · campeador · more · cheerB · dearB · twainA · entertainA · nameD · fameD · sped
Scansion, line by line
Each line with its syllable count and the stresses the words themselves fix: / stressed, ˘ unstressed, · a syllable the word leaves free and the metre decides. Read against iambic heptameter. How this is done.
| Line | Syl. | Stress |
|---|---|---|
| All of this prey was captured by the great Campeador: | 13 | ·····/˘······ |
| "Now unto God be glory who is Lord the whole world o'er. | 14 | ·····/˘······· |
| Before I was in poverty who have grown rich and great, | 13 | ·····/˘······ |
| For now I have possessions, gold, honor, and estate; | 13 | ····˘/˘·/˘·˘/ |
| And the two Heirs of Carrión my sons-in-law are they. | 13 | ············· |
| And since it is God's pleasure I win in every fray; | 13 | ·····/˘···/˘· |
| And the Moors and the Christians they have great dread of me. | 13 | ·····/˘······ |
| And over in Morocco, where many mosques there be, | 13 | ····˘/˘·/˘··· |
| Where all men are in terror lest upon them I descend | 14 | ·····/˘·····˘/ |
| On some fine night. That venture in no way I intend-- | 13 | ·····/˘····˘/ |
| I shall not go to seek them. In Valencia I shall stay. | 14 | ········˘/˘··· |
| By God's aid, to me their tribute they shall render up and pay. | 15 | ······/˘··/˘··· |
| To me or unto whom I will, they shall pay the money down." | 15 | ············/˘· |
| Very great was the rejoicing in Valencia the town | 14 | /˘···˘/˘·˘/˘·· |
| That rose in all the levies of the Cid Campeador, | 13 | ·····/˘······ |
| That God's will hath vouchsafed them to triumph in the war. | 13 | ········/˘··· |
| Likewise of both his sons-in-law excelling was the mirth, | 14 | /·······˘/˘··· |
| For each of them won booty five thousand marks in worth. | 13 | ·····/˘·/˘··· |
| Themselves they deem right wealthy, those Heirs of Carrión twain. | 13 | ˘/···/˘······ |
| And they with all the others to the palace came again. | 14 | ·····/˘··/˘·˘/ |
| With my lord the Cid the Bishop don Jerome standeth here. | 14 | ······/˘·˘//˘· |
| And the good AIvar Fañez, the fighting cavalier. | 13 | ········/˘·˘/ |
| Of the Campeador his household are many others by. | 13 | ······/··//˘· |
| When the heirs of Carrión entered, they were given greeting high. | 14 | ······/˘··//˘· |
| By Minaya for the sake of my lord Cid Campeador: | 13 | ············· |
| "Come, brothers, by your presence now are we honored more." | 13 | ·/˘··/˘···/˘· |
| When they were come the Campeador was merry of his cheer: | 14 | ·········/˘··· |
| "Lo! now behold, my sons-in-law, my faithful wife and dear, | 14 | ··˘/·····/˘··· |
| With Dame Sol and Dame Elvíra that are my daughters twain, | 14 | ···········/˘· |
| Now nobly may they serve you and nobly entertain. | 13 | ·/˘·····/˘·˘/ |
| Now glory to Saint Mary, Mother of our Lord! God's name! | 14 | ·/˘··/˘/˘·/··· |
| You are like from these your marriages to win abundant fame. | 14 | ······/˘··˘/˘· |
| Unto the land of Carrión fair tidings shall be sped." | 13 | ········/˘··· |
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