Old Town Types No. 6 - Flash Phil Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCCBADEEF GHIIHAJKK L MMNO P QEJJ AMCC| Still I've the picture of him Flash Phil Galloway | A |
| In a shining dog cart driving down the road | B |
| Spanking ponies dashing by | C |
| Running tandem stepping high | C |
| Silver plated harness where the sunlight glowed | B |
| Everybody waved to him Kind Phil Galloway | A |
| Bright eye curling hair big blond moustache | D |
| No man in those feckless days | E |
| Thought to curb his reckless ways | E |
| 'Right man for the district sir tho' just a trifle rash ' | F |
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| Flash Phil Galloway owned a station property | G |
| Left him by his father back in sixty nine | H |
| Owned a stretch of sheepland too | I |
| Left him by his Uncle Lou | I |
| Owned his mother's big estate along the Ballantyne | H |
| Three tidy fortunes and Phil upon a race day | A |
| Standing for a luncheon frills and fancy grub | J |
| 'Champagne and caviar | K |
| Every toff a big cigar | K |
| All the tucker packed in ice Oysters in a tub ' | - |
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| Flash Phil Galloway loaded down with mortgages | L |
| Deep in mining ventures 'to make another rise ' | - |
| Debonair and reckless still | M |
| Generous the same old Phil | M |
| While kindly bankers were ready with supplies | N |
| Bluff Phil Galloway chatting with the manager | O |
| 'Where do I sign this one Read it Haw what rot ' | - |
| The banker as he folds the deed | P |
| 'And how much this time will you need ' | - |
| Laughs Flash Phil Galloway 'Gad How much have you got ' | - |
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| Old Phil Galloway grey haired and garrulous | Q |
| Stopping old acquaintances along the city ways | E |
| Hanging round the leading pub | J |
| Lounging by the Squatters' Club | J |
| Half crowns changing hands 'for sake of olden days ' | - |
| But I keep my picture of him Flash Phil Galloway | A |
| In a shining dog cart I can see him still | M |
| Spanking ponies dashing by | C |
| Running tandem stepping high | C |
| Silver plated harness 'Hey Happy days Phil ' | - |
Clarence Michael James Stanislaus Dennis
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