Breitmann About Town Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCBBDBD ECFCGHEC FBHBCCBC HCBCCCIC CHBHBHJC KBCBCHHC CHLHCILC HBBBLCBC MIFICIFC CCCCBICC CCCCCIBC LMIMHNJC OFFFBICC BMHMBHCC JBCBBCMC BJFJBHCC CCCCCIFC CHHHCIFC| Der Schwackenhammer coom to down | A |
| Pefore de Fall vas past | B |
| Und by der Breitmann drawed he in | C |
| Ash dreimals honored gast | B |
| Led's see de sighdts In self und worldt | B |
| Dere's 'sighdts' for him to see | D |
| Who Selbstanschauungsverm gen hat | B |
| Said Breitemann said he | D |
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| Dey vented to de Opera Haus | E |
| Und dere dey vound em blayin' | C |
| Of Offenbach der open brook | F |
| His show spiel Belle Hel ne | C |
| Dere's Offenbach Sebastian Bach | G |
| Mit Kaulbach dat makes dree | H |
| I alvays like sooch brooks ash dese | E |
| Said Breitemann said he | C |
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| Dey vented to de Bibliothek | F |
| Vhich Mishder Astor bilt | B |
| Some pooks vere only en broschure | H |
| Und some vere pound und gilt | B |
| Dat makes de gold dat makes de sinn | C |
| Mit pooks ash men ve see | C |
| De pest tressed vellers guilt de most | B |
| Said Breitemann said he | C |
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| Dey vent to see an edidor | H |
| Who'd shanged his flag und doon | C |
| Und crowed oopon der oder side | B |
| Dat very afdernoon | C |
| De anciends vorshipped wettercocks | C |
| To wetter fanes pent de knee | C |
| Pow down mein Schwackenhammer pow | I |
| Said Breitemann said he | C |
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| Dey vented by a panker's hause | C |
| Und Schwackenhammer shvore | H |
| He only vant a pig red shield | B |
| Hoong oop pefore de toor | H |
| One side of red one side of gold | B |
| Like de knighds in hisdorie | H |
| De schildern of dat schild is rich | J |
| Said Breitemann said he | C |
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| Dey vent oonto a bicture sale | K |
| Of frames wort' many a cent | B |
| De broperty of a shendleman | C |
| Who oonto Europe vent | B |
| Don't gry he'll soon pe pack again | C |
| Mit anoder gallerie | H |
| He sells dem oud dwelf dimes a year | H |
| Said Breitemann said he | C |
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| Dey vented to dis berson's house | C |
| To see his furnidure | H |
| Sold oud at aucdion rite afay | L |
| Beremdory und sure | H |
| He geeps six houses all at vonce | C |
| Each veek a sale dere pe | I |
| Gotts vot a dime his vife moost hafe | L |
| Said Breitemann said he | C |
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| Dey vent to vind a goot cigar | H |
| Long dimes dey roamed apout | B |
| Von veller had a pran new sort | B |
| De fery latest out | B |
| Mein freund I dinks you errs yourself | L |
| De shmell ish oldt to me | C |
| Dat Infamias Stinkadores brand | B |
| Said Breitemann said he | C |
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| Dey vented to de virst hotel | M |
| De prandy make dem creep | I |
| A trop of id's enough to make | F |
| A brazen monkey veep | I |
| Dey say a viner house ash dis | C |
| Vill soon ge bildet pe | I |
| Crate Gott vot can dey mean to trink | F |
| Said Breitemann said he | C |
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| Dey vented droo de Irish shtreeds | C |
| Dey saw vrom haus to haus | C |
| Und gountet oop 'pout more or less | C |
| Vive hoondred awful rows | C |
| If all dese liddle vights dey waste | B |
| Could von crate pattle pe | I |
| Gotts how de Fenian funds vouldt rise | C |
| Said Breitmann said he | C |
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| Dey vent to see de Ridualisds | C |
| Who vorship Gott mit vlowers | C |
| In hobes he'll lofe dem pack again | C |
| In winter among de showers | C |
| Vhen de Pacific railroat's done | C |
| Dis dings imbrofed vill pe | I |
| De joss sticks vill pe santal vood | B |
| Said Breitemann said he | C |
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| Dey vent to hear a breecher of | L |
| De last sensadion shtyle | M |
| 'Twas 'nough to make der teufel weep | I |
| To see his awful shmile | M |
| Vot bities dat der Fechter ne'er | H |
| Vas in Th ologie | N |
| Dey'd make him pishop in his shoorsh | J |
| Said Breitemann said he | C |
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| Dey vent indo a shpordin' crib | O |
| De rowdies cloostered dick | F |
| Dey ashk him dell dem vot o'glock | F |
| Und dat infernal quick | F |
| Der Breitmann draw'd his 'volver oud | B |
| Ash gool ash gool couldt pe | I |
| Id's shoost a goin' to shdrike six | C |
| Said Breitemann said he | C |
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| Dey vent polid'gal meedins next | B |
| Dey hear dem rant and rail | M |
| Der bresident vas a forger | H |
| Shoost bardoned oud of jail | M |
| He does it oud of cratitood | B |
| To dem who set him vree | H |
| Id's Harmonie of Inderesds | C |
| Said Breitemann said he | C |
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| Dey vent to a clairfoyand witch | J |
| A plack eyed handsome maid | B |
| She wahrsagt all deir vortunes denn | C |
| Fife dollars gents she said | B |
| Dese vitches are nod of dis eart' | B |
| Und yed are on id I see | C |
| Der Shakesbeare knew de preed right vell | M |
| Said Breitemann said he | C |
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| Dey vented to a restaurand | B |
| Der vaiter coot a dash | J |
| He garfed a shicken in a vink | F |
| Und serfed id at a vlash | J |
| Dat shap knows vell shoost how to coot | B |
| Und roon mit poulderie | H |
| He vas copitain oonder Turchin vonce | C |
| Said Breitemann said he | C |
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| Dey vented to de Voman's Righds | C |
| Vhere laties all agrees | C |
| De gals should all pe voters | C |
| Und deir beaux all de votees | C |
| For efery man dat nefer vorks | C |
| Von frau should vranchised pe | I |
| Dat ish de vay I solfe dis ding | F |
| Said Breitemann said he | C |
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| Dey vented oop dey vented down | C |
| 'Tvas like a roarin' rifer | H |
| De sighds vere here de sighds vere dere | H |
| Und de vorldt vent on forefer | H |
| De more ve trinks de more ve sees | C |
| Dis vorldt a derwisch pe | I |
| Das Werden's all von whirling droonk | F |
| Said Breitemann said he | C |
Charles G. Leland
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