Northern Farmer: Old Style Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBCCCCDDDD AADD DD BBDD BBDD AADD EEBB FFDD BBAA BBCC EEFF GGGG DDEE HHDD GGGD| Wheer 'asta be auml n saw long and me auml liggin' 'ere alo auml n | A |
| Noorse thoort nowt o' a noorse whoy Doctor's abe auml n an' ago auml n | A |
| Says that I mo auml nt 'a naw moor a auml le but I be auml nt a fool | B |
| Git ma my a auml le fur I be auml nt a gawin' to bre auml k my rule | B |
| Doctors they knaws nowt fur a says what 's nawways true | C |
| Naw soort o' koind o' use to sa auml y the things that a do | C |
| I 've 'ed my point o' a auml le ivry noight sin' I be auml n 'ere | C |
| An' I 've 'ed my quart ivry market noight for foorty year | C |
| Parson 's a be auml n loikewoise an' a sittin' ere o' my bed | D |
| The amoighty 's a ta auml kin o' you to 'is eacute n my friend a said | D |
| An' a towd ma my sins an' s toithe were due an' I gied it in hond | D |
| I done moy duty boy 'um as I 'a done boy the lond | D |
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| Larn'd a ma' be auml I reckons I 'annot sa mooch to larn | A |
| But a cast oop thot a did 'bout Bessy Marris's barne | A |
| Thaw a knaws I hallus vo auml ted wi' Squoire an' choorch an' sta auml te | D |
| An' i' the woost o' toimes I wur niver agin the ra auml te | D |
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| An' I hallus coom'd to 's choorch afoor moy Sally wur de auml d | D |
| An' 'eard 'um a bummin' awa auml y loike a buzzard clock ower me 'e auml d | D |
| An' I niver knaw'd whot a me auml n'd but a thowt auml 'ad summut to sa auml y | - |
| An' I thowt a said what a owt to 'a said an' I coom'd awa auml y | - |
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| Bessy Marris's barne tha knaws she la auml id it to me auml | B |
| Mowt a be auml n mayhap for she wur a bad un she auml | B |
| 'Siver I kep 'um I kep 'um my lass tha mun understond | D |
| I done moy duty boy 'um as I 'a done boy the lond | D |
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| But Parson a cooms an' a go auml s an' a says it easy an' free auml | B |
| The amoighty 's ta auml kin o' you to 'iss eacute n my friend says 'e auml | B |
| I we auml nt sa auml y men be loiars thaw summun said it in 'a auml ste | D |
| But 'e re auml ds wonn sarmin a wee auml k an' I 'a stubb'd Thurnaby wa auml ste | D |
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| D' ya moind the wa auml ste my lass naw naw tha was not born then | A |
| Theer wur a boggle in it I often 'e auml rd 'um mys eacute n | A |
| Mo auml st loike a butter bump fur I 'e auml rd 'um about an' about | D |
| But I stubb'd 'um oop wi' the lot an' ra auml ved an' rembled 'um out | D |
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| Ke auml per's it wur fo' they fun 'um theer a la auml id of is' fa auml ce | E |
| Down i' the woild 'enemies afoor I coom'd to the pla auml ce | E |
| No auml ks or Thimbleby to auml ner 'ed shot 'um as dead as a na auml il | B |
| No auml ks wur 'ang'd for it opp at 'soize but git ma my a auml le | B |
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| Dubbut loo ouml k at the wa auml aste theer warn't not fee auml d for a cow | F |
| Nowt at all but bracken an' fuzz an' loo ouml k at it now | F |
| Warn't worth nowt a ha auml cre an' now theer 's lots o' fee auml d | D |
| Fourscoor yows upon it an' some on it down i' see auml d | D |
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| Nobbut a bit on it 's left an' I me auml n'd to 'a stubb'd it at fall | B |
| Done it ta year I me auml n'd an' runn'd plow thruff it an' all | B |
| If godamoighty an' parson 'ud nobbut let ma alo auml n | A |
| Me auml wi ha auml te hoonderd ha auml cre o' Squoire's an' lond o' my o auml n | A |
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| Do godamoighty knaw what a's doing a ta auml kin' o' me auml | B |
| I be auml nt wonn as saws 'ere a be auml n an yonder a pe auml | B |
| An' Squoire 'ull be sa mad an' all a' dear a' dear | C |
| And I 'a managed for Squoire coom Michaelmas thutty year | C |
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| A mowt 'a ta auml en owd Jo auml nes as 'ant not a 'a auml poth o' sense | E |
| Or a mowt a' ta auml en young Robins a niver mended a fence | E |
| But godamoighty a moost ta auml ke me auml an' ta auml ke ma now | F |
| Wi' a auml f the cows to cauve an' Thurnaby ho auml lms to plow | F |
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| Loo ouml k 'ow quoloty smoiles when they see auml s ma a passin' boy | G |
| Says to thess eacute n naw doubt What a man a be auml sewer loy | G |
| Fur they knaws what I be auml n to Squoire sin' fust a coom'd to the 'All | G |
| I done moy duty by Squoire an' I done moy duty boy hall | G |
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| Squoire 's i' Lunnon an' summun I reckons 'ull 'a to wroite | D |
| For whoa 's to howd the lond ater me auml that muddles ma quoit | D |
| Sartin sewer I be auml thot a we auml nt niver give it to Jo auml nes | E |
| Naw nor a mo auml nt to Robins a niver rembles the sto auml ns | E |
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| But summun 'ull come ater me auml mayhap wi' 'is kittle o' ste auml m | H |
| Huzzin' an' maazin' the blessed fe auml lds wi' the Divil's o auml n te auml m | H |
| Sin' I mun doy I mun doy thaw loife they says is sweet | D |
| But sin' I mun doy I mun doy for I couldn abe auml r to see it | D |
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| What atta stannin' theer fur an' doesn bring me the a auml le | G |
| Doctor 's a 'to auml ttler lass an a's hallus i' the owd ta auml le | G |
| I we auml nt bre auml k rules fur Doctor a knaws naw moor nor a floy | G |
| Git ma my a auml le I tell tha an' if I mun doy I mun doy | D |
Alfred Lord Tennyson
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