When George Was King Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCCB DBDBEEB FGFGHHI JBJBKKB ABABLLB| Cards and swords and a lady's love | A |
| That is a tale worth reading | B |
| An insult veiled a downcast glove | A |
| And rapiers leap unheeding | B |
| And 'tis O for the brawl | C |
| The thrust the fall | C |
| And the foe at your feet a bleeding | B |
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| Tales of revel at wayside inns | D |
| The goblets gaily filling | B |
| Braggarts boasting a thousand sins | D |
| Though none can boast a shilling | B |
| And 'tis O for the wine | E |
| The frothing stein | E |
| And the clamour of cups a spilling | B |
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| Tales of maidens in rich brocade | F |
| Powder and puff and patches | G |
| Gallants lilting a serenade | F |
| Of old time trolls and catches | G |
| And 'tis O for the lips | H |
| And the finger tips | H |
| And the kiss that the boldest snatches | I |
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| Tales of buckle and big rosette | J |
| The slender shoe adorning | B |
| Of curtseying through the minuet | J |
| With laughter love or scorning | B |
| And 'tis O for the shout | K |
| Of the roustabout | K |
| As he hies him home in the morning | B |
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| Cards and swords and a lady's love | A |
| Give to the tale God speeding | B |
| War and wassail and perfumed glove | A |
| And all that's rare in reading | B |
| And 'tis O for the ways | L |
| Of the olden days | L |
| And a life that was worth the leading | B |
Emily Pauline Johnson
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