The Old White Horse Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCDED FGFGEHIH JKJKDLML NOPOQBQQB| In olden days the Old White Horse | A |
| Stood brave against the sky | B |
| And ne'er a teamster shaped his course | A |
| To pass the good inn by | B |
| Far shone its lights o' winter nights | C |
| To beckon weary men | D |
| By the long road where calm life flowed | E |
| It loomed a landmark then | D |
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| And many a good right yarn was spun | F |
| Mid pewter pots agleam | G |
| And mnay a friendship here begun | F |
| Grew riper as the team | G |
| Drew down the road its precious load | E |
| Of merchandise or mail | H |
| And faced the ills of long steep hills | I |
| To far off Lilydale | H |
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| The tap room rang to many a song | J |
| While patient teams stood there | K |
| And talk and laughter loud and long | J |
| Held nothing of despair | K |
| For spoke they then those bearded men | D |
| Of fortunes shining near | L |
| Spoke with a grand faith in their land | M |
| A faith that laughed at fear | L |
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| Gone are the days and gone the ways | N |
| Of easy calm content | O |
| Yet few supposed an epoch closed | P |
| The day the old inn went | O |
| Now past brick homes trim and cold | Q |
| The swift cars speeding by | B |
| Shall see no beacon as of old | Q |
| Shall see no brave White Horse stand bold | Q |
| Against a hopeful sky | B |
Clarence Michael James Stanislaus Dennis
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