The Banishment of the Cid LXII
"Ho! Count, do thou eat somewhat," even so my lord Cid spoke,"If thou dost not eat, thou shalt not look again on Christianfolk;If in such guise thou eatest that my will is satisfied,Thyself, Count, and, moreover, two noblemen besideWill I make free of your persons and set at liberty."
And when the Count had heard it exceeding glad was he."Cid, if thou shalt perform it, this promise thou dost give,Thereat I much shall marvel as long as I shall live.""Eat then, oh Count; when fairly thy dinner thou hast ta'enI will then set at liberty thee and the other twain.But what in open battle thou didst lose and I did earn,Know that not one poor farthing's worth to thee will I return,For I need it for these henchmen who hapless follow me.They shall be paid with what I win from others as from thee.With the Holy Father's favor we shall live after this wise,Like banished men who have not any grace in the King's eyes."
Glad was the Count. For water he asked his hands to lave.And that they brought before him, and quickly to him gave.The Count of Barcelona began to eat his fillWith the men the Cid had given him, and God! with what a will!He who in happy hour was born unto the Count sate near:
"Ha! Count, if now thou dinest not with excellent good cheer,And to my satisfaction, here we shall still delay,And we twain in no manner shall go forth hence away."Then said the Count: "Right gladly and according to my mind!"With his two knights at that season in mighty haste he dined.My lord the Cid was well content that all his eating eyed,For the Count don Remónd his hands exceeding nimbly plied.
"If thou art pleased, my lord the Cid, in guise to go are we.Bid them bring to us our horses; we will mount speedily.Since I was first Count, never have I dined with will so glad,Nor shall it be forgotten what joy therein I had."
They gave to them three palfreys. Each had a noble selle.Good robes of fur they gave them, and mantles fair as well.Count don Remónd rode onward with a knight on either side.To the camp's end the Castilian along with them did ride.
"Ha! Count, forth thou departest to freedom fair and frank;For what thou hast left with me I have thee now to thank.If desire to avenge it is present to thy mind,Send unto me beforehand when thou comest me to find.Either that thou wilt leave thy goods or part of mine wilt seize."
"Ha! my lord Cid, thou art secure, be wholly at thine ease.Enough have I paid to thee till all this year be gone.As for coming out to find thee, I will not think thereon."
Words in this poem 17
- spoke n.
- The radius or ray of a wheel; one of the small bars which are inserted in the hub, or nave, and which serve to support the rim or felly. [OE. spoke, spake, AS, spaca; akin to D. speek, LG. speke, OHG. speihha, G. speiche. sq. root170. Cf. Spike a nail.]
- shalt
- 2d per. sing. of Shall.
- folk n.
- In Anglo-Saxon times, the people of a group of townships or villages; a community; a tribe. [AS. folc; akin to D. volk, OS. & OHG. folk, G. volk, Icel. f, Sw. & Dan. folk, Lith. pulkas crowd, and perh. to E. follow.]
- thereat adv.
- At that place; there.
- 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,]
- fairly adv.
- In a fairmanner; clearly; openly; plainly; fully; distinctly; frankly.
- hast
- , 2d pers. sing. pres. of. Fave, contr. of havest.
- twain a.
- Two;- nearly obsolete in common discourse, but used in poetry and burlesque. [OE. twein, tweien, tweyne, AS. twegen, masc. See Two.]
- didst
- , the 2d pers. sing. imp. of Do.
- hapless a.
- Without hap or luck; luckless; unfortunate; unlucky; unhappy; as, hapless youth; hapless maid.
- lave v. t.
- To lade, dip, or pour out. [OE. laven. See Lavish.]
- sate v. t.
- To satisfy the desire or appetite of; to satiate; to glut; to surfeit. [Probably shortened fr. satiate: cf. L. satus full. See Satiate.]
- gladly adv.
- Preferably; by choice. [From Glad, a.]
- rode n.
- Redness; complexion. [See Rud.]
- castilian n.
- An inhabitant or native of Castile, in Spain. [Sp. castellano, from Castila, NL. Castilia, Castella. Castile, which received its name from the castles erected on the frontiers as a barrier against the Moors.]
- thank n.
- A expression of gratitude; an acknowledgment expressive of a sense of favor or kindness received; obligation, claim, or desert, or gratitude; -- now generally used in the plural. [AS. Þanc, Þonc, thanks, favor, thought; akin to OS. thank favor, pleasure, thanks, D. & G. dank thanks, Icel. Þ\'94kk, Dan. tak, Sw. tack, Goth. Þagks thanks; -]
- thereon adv.
- On that or this. [AS. . See There, and On.]
Definitions and etymologies from Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913.
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The Banishment of the Cid LXII is in the public domain. This text is taken from The Lay of the Cid, Project Gutenberg ebook #6088, the R. Selden Rose and Leonard Bacon translation; the transcription's header, footer and licence were removed and nothing else was changed. You may copy, print and reuse it freely.
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Form and metre
The Banishment of the Cid LXII is 45 lines in 8 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 76%). 85% of its stressed syllables fall where the metre puts the beat. The lines average 13.4 syllables. 3 lines end on an unstressed syllable, a feminine ending. 9% 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 A-ABB- spokeA · christian · folkA · satisfiedB · besideB · liberty
- 2 -----CCDDEE he · give · live · ta'en · twain · earnC · returnC · meD · theeD · wiseE · eyesE
- 3 FFGGH laveF · gaveF · fillG · willG · nearH
- 4 HIIJJKK cheerH · delayI · awayI · mindJ · dinedJ · eyedK · pliedK
- 5 --LL we · speedily · gladL · hadL
- 6 MMNN selleM · wellM · sideN · rideN
- 7 OOPPQ frankO · thankO · mindP · findP · seizeQ
- 8 QRR easeQ · goneR · thereonR
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 |
|---|---|---|
| "Ho! Count, do thou eat somewhat," even so my lord Cid spoke, | 14 | ·····///˘····· |
| "If thou dost not eat, thou shalt not look again on Christian | 14 | ·········˘/·/˘ |
| folk; | 1 | · |
| If in such guise thou eatest that my will is satisfied, | 14 | ···········/˘· |
| Thyself, Count, and, moreover, two noblemen beside | 13 | ˘/··˘/˘·····/ |
| Will I make free of your persons and set at liberty." | 14 | ······/˘···/˘˘ |
| And when the Count had heard it exceeding glad was he. | 13 | ·······˘/˘··· |
| "Cid, if thou shalt perform it, this promise thou dost give, | 13 | ····˘/··/˘··· |
| Thereat I much shall marvel as long as I shall live." | 13 | ˘/···/˘······ |
| "Eat then, oh Count; when fairly thy dinner thou hast ta'en | 13 | ·····/˘·/˘··· |
| I will then set at liberty thee and the other twain. | 14 | ·····/˘˘···/˘· |
| But what in open battle thou didst lose and I did earn, | 14 | ···/˘/˘······· |
| Know that not one poor farthing's worth to thee will I return, | 14 | ·····/˘·····˘/ |
| For I need it for these henchmen who hapless follow me. | 14 | ······/˘·/˘/˘· |
| They shall be paid with what I win from others as from thee. | 14 | ·········/˘··· |
| With the Holy Father's favor we shall live after this wise, | 15 | ··/˘/˘/˘······· |
| Like banished men who have not any grace in the King's eyes." | 14 | ·/˘····/˘····· |
| Glad was the Count. For water he asked his hands to lave. | 14 | ·····/˘··˘···· |
| And that they brought before him, and quickly to him gave. | 13 | ········/˘··· |
| The Count of Barcelona began to eat his fill | 13 | ····˘/˘˘/···· |
| With the men the Cid had given him, and God! with what a will! | 14 | ······/······· |
| He who in happy hour was born unto the Count sate near: | 14 | ···/˘/········ |
| "Ha! Count, if now thou dinest not with excellent good cheer, | 14 | ·········/˘˘·· |
| And to my satisfaction, here we shall still delay, | 13 | ····˘/˘····˘/ |
| And we twain in no manner shall go forth hence away." | 13 | ·····/˘····˘/ |
| Then said the Count: "Right gladly and according to my mind!" | 14 | ·····/˘·˘/˘··· |
| With his two knights at that season in mighty haste he dined. | 14 | ······/˘·/˘··· |
| My lord the Cid was well content that all his eating eyed, | 14 | ······˘/···/˘· |
| For the Count don Remónd his hands exceeding nimbly plied. | 14 | ········˘/˘/˘· |
| "If thou art pleased, my lord the Cid, in guise to go are we. | 14 | ·············· |
| Bid them bring to us our horses; we will mount speedily. | 15 | ·····/˘/˘···/˘˘ |
| Since I was first Count, never have I dined with will so glad, | 14 | ·····/˘······· |
| Nor shall it be forgotten what joy therein I had." | 13 | ····˘/˘······ |
| They gave to them three palfreys. Each had a noble selle. | 13 | ·····/˘···/˘· |
| Good robes of fur they gave them, and mantles fair as well. | 13 | ········/˘··· |
| Count don Remónd rode onward with a knight on either side. | 14 | ·····/˘····/˘· |
| To the camp's end the Castilian along with them did ride. | 14 | ·····˘/˘˘/···· |
| "Ha! Count, forth thou departest to freedom fair and frank; | 13 | ····˘/˘·/˘··· |
| For what thou hast left with me I have thee now to thank. | 13 | ············· |
| If desire to avenge it is present to thy mind, | 14 | ·˘/˘·˘/··˘/··· |
| Send unto me beforehand when thou comest me to find. | 14 | ····˘/········ |
| Either that thou wilt leave thy goods or part of mine wilt seize." | 14 | /˘············ |
| "Ha! my lord Cid, thou art secure, be wholly at thine ease. | 14 | ······˘/·/˘··· |
| Enough have I paid to thee till all this year be gone. | 13 | ˘/··········· |
| As for coming out to find thee, I will not think thereon." | 14 | ··/˘········˘/ |
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