Antichrist, Or The Reunion Of Christendom: An Ode Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABC DEDEFG HEHE IEIEFJFJKL E MENEGOGOPEPE QEQERGRGSESE| 'A Bill which has shocked the conscience of every Christian | A |
| community in Europe ' Mr F E Smith on the Welsh | B |
| Disestablishment Bill | C |
| - | |
| ARE they clinging to their crosses | D |
| F E Smith | E |
| Where the Breton boat fleet tosses | D |
| Are they Smith | E |
| Do they fasting trembling bleeding | F |
| Wait the news from this our city | G |
| Groaning 'That's the Second Reading ' | - |
| Hissing 'There is still Committee ' | - |
| If the voice of Cecil falters | H |
| If McKenna's point has pith | E |
| Do they tremble for their altars | H |
| Do they Smith | E |
| - | |
| Russian peasants round their pope | I |
| Huddled Smith | E |
| Hear about it all I hope | I |
| Don't they Smith | E |
| In the mountain hamlets clothing | F |
| Peaks beyond Caucasian pales | J |
| Where Establishment means nothing | F |
| And they never heard of Wales | J |
| Do they read it all in Hansard | K |
| With a crib to read it with | L |
| 'Welsh Tithes Dr Clifford Answered ' | - |
| Really Smith | E |
| - | |
| In the lands where Christians were | M |
| F E Smith | E |
| In the little lands laid bare | N |
| Smith O Smith | E |
| Where the Turkish bands are busy | G |
| And the Tory name is blessed | O |
| Since they hailed the Cross of Dizzy | G |
| On the banners from the West | O |
| Men don't think it half so hard if | P |
| Islam burns their kin and kith | E |
| Since a curate lives in Cardiff | P |
| Saved by Smith | E |
| - | |
| It would greatly I must own | Q |
| Soothe me Smith | E |
| If you left this theme alone | Q |
| Holy Smith | E |
| For your legal cause or civil | R |
| You fight well and get your fee | G |
| For your God or dream or devil | R |
| You will answer not to me | G |
| Talk about the pews and steeples | S |
| And the Cash that goes therewith | E |
| But the souls of Christian peoples | S |
| Chuck it Smith | E |
G. K. Chesterton
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