...his verse is written in short lines that remind the reader of the Tudor poet, Skelton, famous for his Merry Margaret As midsummer flower Gentle as falcon Or hawk of the tower. A poem called "Free Verse," is unlike most free verse, because, though many of the lines vary in length,...

...around 1625: Merry Margaret, As midsummer flower, Gentle as falcon Or hawk of the tower: With solace and gladness Much mirth and no madness All good and no...far passing, That I can indite, Or suffice to write Merry Margaret, As midsummer flower, Gentle as falcon Or hawk of the tower. As patient and still, And...

...graces to the grave, And leave the world no copy. SHAKESPEARE. TO MISTRESS MARGARET HUSSEY. MEI:KY Margaret, As midsummer flower, Gentle as falcon, Or hawk of the tower ; With solace and gladness, Much mirth and no madness, All good and no badness ; So joyously, So maidenly,...

...Margaret, ^ As midsummer flower, Gentle as falcon Or hawk of the tower, With solace and gladness, 5 Much mirth and no madness ; All good and no badness, So joyously, So maidenly, So womanly, 10 Her demeaning In every thing Far far passing That I can endite Or suffice to write 15 "' Of merry...

...' With ' Chuck, chuck, chuck, chuck ! ' 30 JOHN SKELTON. XXII TO MISTRESS MARGARET HUSSEY. A/TERRY Margaret, As midsummer flower, Gentle as falcon Or hawk of the tower, With solace and gladness, 5 Much mirth and no madness j All good and no badness, So joyously, So maidenly,...

...around 1625: Merry Margaret, As midsummer flower, Gentle as falcon Or hawk of the tower: With solace and gladness Much mirth and no madness All good and no...far passing, That I can indite, Or suffice to write Merry Margaret, As midsummer flower, Gentle as falcon Or hawk of the tower. As patient and still, And...

...columbine. • Merry Margaret As midsummer flower, Gentle as falcon Or hawk of the tower: With solace and gladness, Much mirth and no madness, All good and...joyously, So maidenly, So womanly, her demeaning In everything That I can indite, Or suffice to write Of Merry Margaret W_WWw_ As midsummer flower, w_ww_w...

...1002) Merry Margaret, A3 midsummer flower, Gentle as falcon Or hawk of the tower; l With solace and gladness, Much mirth and no madness, All good and no badness, So joyously, So maidenly, So womanly 10 Her demeaning In every thing, Far, far passing That I can endite, Or suffice to write Of merry Margaret,...

...fashion Without alteration, (1. 258-260) AAS; NOBE; OAEL-1; OxBoLi; PoEL-1 To Mistress Margaret Hussey 2 e mind all creation is duly respected As parts of himself — just a little (1. 1 —4) AAS; ACP; EBEV; EnLoPo; FaBoCh; GN; GoJo; HelP; HoPM; InPS; NAEL-1; NBLV; NOBE; NoP; OAEL-1;...

...(1460-1529). The mode is called 'Skeltonics', after him. His lyric 'To Mistress Margaret Hussey' begins: Merry Margaret, As midsummer flower, Gentle as falcon Or hawk of the tower. The first foot of the first line is a docked dactyl, with a syllable elided from 'Merry'. We know this...