Rescue The Slave Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABC DDEE FFEE GHEE IIEE JJKK LLEE| This song was composed while George Latimer the fugitive slave was | A |
| confined in Leverett Street Jail Boston expecting to be carried back | B |
| to Virginia by James B Gray his claimant | C |
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| Sadly the fugitive weeps in his cell | D |
| Listen awhile to the story we tell | D |
| Listen ye gentle ones listen ye brave | E |
| Lady fair Lady fair weep for the slave | E |
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| Praying for liberty dearer than life | F |
| Torn from his little one torn from his wife | F |
| Flying from slavery hear him and save | E |
| Christian men Christian men help the poor slave | E |
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| Think of his agony feel for his pain | G |
| Should his hard master e'er hold him again | H |
| Spirit of liberty rise from your grave | E |
| Make him free make him free rescue the slave | E |
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| Freely the slave master goes where he will | I |
| Freemen stand ready his wishes to fulfil | I |
| Helping the tyrant or honest or knave | E |
| Thinking not caring not for the poor slave | E |
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| Talk not of liberty liberty is dead | J |
| See the slave master's whip over our head | J |
| Stooping beneath it we ask what he craves | K |
| Boston boys Boston boys catch me my slaves | K |
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| Freemen arouse ye before it's too late | L |
| Slavery is knocking at every gate | L |
| Make good the promise your early days gave | E |
| Boston boys Boston boys rescue the slave | E |
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