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 CHHHCIFCDer 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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